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ZIP Code 49050: Dowling, MI

ZIP code 49050 uses the postal name Dowling, Michigan and lies entirely in Barry County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $75,089 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 6% of its land lies in Dowling (a census-designated place); 94% is outside any Census place.

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4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio

490sectional center: Grand Rapids, MI (SCF 493)

50delivery area within it

Town: Dowling · its only residential ZIP
County: Barry County
Census places: Dowling census-designated place
Metro area: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
House district: MI-2 119th Congress
State: Michigan
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 25.4 sq mi · 58 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49050?

49050 centers on 42.504°, -85.246° and covers 25.4 square miles of land plus 0.9 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 49046, 49073, 49017, 49058, 49021.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49050 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49050, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 49050 compare with the rest of Barry County?

Rank of 49050 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	49050	In Barry County	In MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,467	15th of 15	752nd of 992
Median household income	$75k	9th of 14	307th of 774
Median home value	$275k	5th of 13	187th of 779

Its median household income is higher than in 55% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 45% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 49050?

The 2020 Census counted 1,552 people in 49050; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,467. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 0.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,467±303 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,552−0.3% since 2010 (1,557)
Households: 547
Median age: 49.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 49050?

Of the 1,467 people the ACS estimates in 49050, 16.5% are under 18 and 19.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.6%).

Under 1816.5%
18 to 6463.9%
65 and older19.6%

Age of the people of 49050 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic92.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.0%
Other or two or more3.1%
Asian, not Hispanic0.4%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 49050 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 49050 earn?

Median household income is $75,089 (ACS 2020-2024), the 9th highest of the 14 ranked ZIP codes in Barry County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($85,964 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $75,089±$10,972
Income per person: $36,036
Below the poverty line: 9.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 1.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 11.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $71,683710 returns; wages 64% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 49050?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $275,400
Median gross rent: $575
Homes owned by their occupants: 90.9%
Housing units: 592

Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 49050; 2024: 341.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 49050 stops in 2024: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 49050?

8 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 49050?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49050, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
49046	Delton	6,963	$86k	7.3 mi
49073	Nashville	5,120	$68k	7.8 mi
49017	Battle Creek	21,295	$61k	8.1 mi
49058	Hastings	19,551	$68k	9.5 mi
49021	Bellevue	6,319	$83k	10.2 mi
49060	Hickory Corners	2,660	$135k	9.8 mi (near)
49012	Augusta	3,219	$73k	11.7 mi (near)
49037	Battle Creek	20,550	$43k	11.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.