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.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
27
Total ZIPs
596,373
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Kent
Side-by-side: Compare 49504 vs 49508 →
| 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.