Kent

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Michigan

Kent is a major-metro county in Michigan with 27 ZIP codes, 596,373 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kent, MI sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 13%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
596,373
combined ZIP population
27
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,890
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Kent lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 26081, 27 ZIPs, combined population 596,373). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 49504 (Grand Rapids) with 39,994 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 26081, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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27

Total ZIPs

596,373

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Kent

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ZIP Code City Population Density
49504 Grand Rapids 39,994 1,399
49508 Grand Rapids 39,148 1,253
49503 Grand Rapids 35,940 1,933
49507 Grand Rapids 35,459 2,481
49341 Rockford 33,737 157
49546 Grand Rapids 31,880 682
49506 Grand Rapids 31,354 1,662
49505 Grand Rapids 31,216 1,354
49548 Grand Rapids 30,524 1,114
49519 Wyoming 27,424 1,329
49418 Grandville 27,417 560
49525 Grand Rapids 27,383 449
49509 Wyoming 26,720 1,423
49534 Grand Rapids 21,570 238
49315 Byron Center 19,915 144
49301 Ada 18,701 127
49331 Lowell 16,627 71
49321 Comstock Park 16,241 243
49319 Cedar Springs 16,181 72
49512 Grand Rapids 15,448 264
49345 Sparta 13,040 95
49306 Belmont 9,244 180
49544 Grand Rapids 8,944 166
49302 Alto 7,585 60
49343 Sand Lake 5,489 40
49330 Kent City 5,440 47
49326 Gowen 3,752 61

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Kent?

Kent has a total population of 596,373 across 27 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Kent?

Kent includes 27 ZIP codes: 49504, 49508, 49503, 49507, 49341, 49546, 49506, 49505, 49548, 49519, and more.

Kent's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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