ZIP 49412 vs ZIP 49327

This side-by-side compares ZIP 49412 (Fremont, MI) and ZIP 49327 (Grant, MI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 49412 has a population of 11,065 at 40 people per square mile, while ZIP 49327 has 8,406 at 35 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 49412 reports a median household income of $66,741 against $69,697 in ZIP 49327, with per-capita income of $32,487 vs $29,681. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.4% in 49412 and 16.8% in 49327. Poverty rate reads 10.7% vs 9.9%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 3.7% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $197,900 in 49412 versus $184,100 in 49327, with median rent of $790 and $931 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.0% vs 86.5%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.