PlainZIP

Gowen, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gowen, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,752. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GOWEN-MI · Gowen, MI 1 ZIPs · 3,752 pop · #8006/25278 · Kent County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,000
  • RANK-UPPER #8006/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grandville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,752
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $226,100

Nearest income peer: Grandville, MI (+ $846 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Gowen

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gowen on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gowen, MI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,752
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,000
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 49326 (3,752 residents). Household income $84,000 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Holland is the closest lower-income city and North Street the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gowen.

Population concentration

Gowen reads through its lone ZIP, 49326

3,752 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49326 is not the leading code inside Gowen, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Gowen

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 140 employees , annual payroll $5,900k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49326 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Gowen, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Kent County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gowen. See the Kent County roll-up →

Gowen lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Kent County: Rockford, Byron Center and Ada earn more and Grand Rapids, Wyoming and Comstock Park earn less. Ada marks the far end of that range at $183,125, 118% above Gowen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49326 3,752 $84,000 42 61
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Gowen roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gowen, .