Housing data for ZIP code 49305

Name: Housing in ZIP code 49305, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 49305 has an estimated 2,378 residents and 1,596 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Fork Township, Mecosta County.

13.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $913 (±$78) a month.

The median home value is $148,100 (±$26,818).

The median household income is $51,875 (±$7,046) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 2,378 (±272)
Median gross rent: $913
Median home value: $148,100
Households that rent: 13.1%

How ZIP code 49305 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 49305	Fork Township	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Residents	2,378 (±272)	1,556	41,242	10,077,761	334,922,499
Housing units	1,596 (±149)	954	21,139	4,622,236	143,775,355
Households that rent	13.1% (±3.3 points)	14.8%	23.1%	26.8%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$913 (±$78)	$900	$934	$1,129	$1,413
Median home value	$148,100 (±$26,818)	$145,200	$178,900	$231,600	$332,700
Median household income	$51,875 (±$7,046)	$56,161	$60,951	$72,875	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,395 (±$160)	$1,533	$1,778	$2,904	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	44.8% (±22.6 points)	37.2%	52.1%	50.4%	51.1%
Built before 1980	58.7% (±7.8 points)	61.5%	51.6%	62.1%	49.7%
Average commute	32.0 minutes (±2.6)	29.0 minutes	23.7 minutes	24.2 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	72.5% (±6.3 points)	78.3%	82.0%	90.5%	91.0%
Median age of residents	54.4 years (±4.1)	52.8 years	40.0 years	40.2 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 49305, median gross rent is not measurably different from Mecosta County ($934).

It is also lower than in Michigan ($1,129).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 49305 is not measurably different from Fork Township as a whole ($900).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Fork Township as a whole ($145,200).

Among the 8 ZIP codes in Mecosta County with a published estimate, ZIP 49305 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 8 ZIP codes in Mecosta County with a published estimate, ZIP 49305 ranks 7 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 8 ZIP codes in Mecosta County with a published estimate, ZIP 49305 ranks 8 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 49305

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 49305	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	11.5% (±10.5 points)	11.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	60.4% (±20.8 points)	46.3%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.1% (±20.4 points)	29.6%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±26.3 points)	6.8%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±26.3 points)	4.9%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±26.3 points)	0.5%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±26.3 points)	0.6%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 60.4% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 49305

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
2 bedrooms	$936 (±$93)
3 bedrooms	$973 (±$106)

Rent burden in ZIP code 49305

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 49305	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	27.1% (±17.8 points)	14.6%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.6% (±11.0 points)	8.9%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.3% (±6.8 points)	15.0%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.3% (±9.5 points)	9.4%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.4% (±7.9 points)	10.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	35.4% (±21.2 points)	41.7%	41.4%	41.9%

44.8% (±22.6 points) of renting households in ZIP code 49305 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 49305

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 49305	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	16.9% (±5.0 points)	9.2%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	19.8% (±4.5 points)	13.2%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	13.8% (±3.7 points)	14.3%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	22.1% (±7.1 points)	19.5%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	18.8% (±4.4 points)	24.0%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	6.7% (±2.1 points)	14.8%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	1.6% (±1.2 points)	4.0%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.2% (±0.4 points)	1.0%	1.6%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 49305

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 49305	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Single-family, detached	77.0% (±4.0 points)	72.8%	72.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.0% (±1.9 points)	1.2%	4.8%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±1.9 points)	2.5%	2.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.1% (±0.2 points)	2.5%	2.6%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±1.9 points)	2.4%	4.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.5% (±0.6 points)	2.8%	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.1% (±0.2 points)	1.3%	5.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	21.5% (±4.0 points)	14.5%	5.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.8% (±0.6 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 49305 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 49305	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
2020 or later	0.6% (±0.7 points)	0.6%	1.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	4.8% (±2.6 points)	6.3%	4.9%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	8.8% (±2.8 points)	13.2%	10.3%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	15.5% (±3.6 points)	15.3%	12.1%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	11.5% (±3.5 points)	13.1%	9.7%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	20.9% (±4.3 points)	18.1%	14.9%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	13.1% (±4.8 points)	9.2%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	9.1% (±3.1 points)	6.8%	14.2%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	6.4% (±2.5 points)	4.7%	6.9%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	9.2% (±2.0 points)	12.8%	14.6%	11.7%

58.7% of the homes in ZIP code 49305 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 49305

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 49305	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Utility gas	23.4% (±4.2 points)	48.6%	74.9%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2.9% (±2.4 points)	2.2%	0.8%	3.9%
Electricity	8.9% (±3.7 points)	9.6%	12.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	51.5% (±7.6 points)	30.2%	8.7%	4.9%
Wood	6.9% (±2.6 points)	6.9%	2.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.4% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	1.1% (±1.5 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.6% (±2.3 points)	1.6%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.3% (±1.6 points)	0.7%	0.5%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 49305 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 49305	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Drove alone	82.7% (±5.8 points)	76.2%	74.3%	68.8%
Carpooled	11.0% (±5.7 points)	8.6%	7.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked	0.7% (±0.5 points)	4.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.0% (±1.6 points)	1.8%	1.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	4.6% (±2.3 points)	8.7%	13.5%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 49305 take an average of 32.0 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 49305

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Fork Township	53%	$900	14.8%
Sheridan Township (Mecosta County)	20%	$888	12.5%
Coldwater Township (Isabella County)	16%	$1,327	13.3%
Chippewa Township (Mecosta County)	11%	$722	10.9%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 49305

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
49320	6.8 mi	$723	$128,100	$63,929	30.6%
49679	8.7 mi	$1,038	$180,600	$62,120	8.6%
48893	9.2 mi	$1,603	$180,000	$73,108	8.0%
49342	9.3 mi	$969	$168,300	$53,971	16.3%
48632	9.3 mi	$907	$146,400	$57,036	8.1%
49340	9.5 mi	$767	$190,900	$54,417	18.1%
49332	10 mi	$888	$182,300	$59,509	11.6%
49631	13 mi	$782	$132,300	$47,174	18.4%

Crime reported to police in Mecosta County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Mecosta County recorded 323 violent and 861 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 49305 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49305: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 49305

What is the median rent in ZIP code 49305?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49305 is $913 (±$78) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 49305?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 49305 is $148,100 (±$26,818) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 49305?

The median household income in ZIP code 49305 is $51,875 (±$7,046) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 49305 in?

Most of ZIP code 49305’s land lies in Fork Township; it also covers Sheridan Township (Mecosta County), Coldwater Township (Isabella County), Chippewa Township (Mecosta County).

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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