Genesee County

Genesee County has 403,305 residents across 22 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $62,281, 15% below the Michigan figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $182,400, and 23% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

403,305residentsACS 2020–2024

$62,281median household incomeMichigan: $73K

$182,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Genesee County in MichiganZIP codes in Genesee County highlighted; the rest of Michigan in grey

Map of Michigan with Genesee County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 22 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
48420	21,195	$66K	$192K	82%	17%	88%	32 min
48423	33,757	$65K	$223K	65%	24%	91%	29 min
48433	26,384	$82K	$211K	87%	28%	96%	27 min
48436	4,131	$94K	$276K	92%	19%	88%	36 min
48437	279	$41K	$117K	78%	5%	91%	24 min
48438	7,591	$107K	$337K	95%	36%	94%	34 min
48439	51,900	$88K	$262K	74%	44%	94%	31 min
48451	16,097	$100K	$283K	93%	32%	95%	35 min
48457	8,770	$71K	$176K	84%	15%	89%	29 min
48458	19,519	$47K	$96K	67%	8%	86%	30 min
48463	4,393	$73K	$192K	92%	17%	94%	35 min
48473	22,339	$78K	$206K	85%	24%	92%	31 min
48502	1,420	$50K	$-666667K	0%	16%	92%	16 min
48503	22,347	$44K	$84K	51%	21%	84%	22 min
48504	24,218	$39K	$54K	62%	13%	85%	23 min
48505	18,032	$33K	$32K	48%	11%	78%	29 min
48506	24,712	$48K	$92K	69%	10%	89%	30 min
48507	28,723	$47K	$111K	58%	14%	89%	23 min
48509	8,645	$64K	$136K	88%	18%	88%	29 min
48519	8,096	$64K	$159K	73%	17%	89%	31 min
48529	9,339	$41K	$87K	61%	8%	80%	25 min
48532	18,496	$62K	$169K	61%	19%	89%	26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

403,305 residents in 167,334 households, next to the Michigan figure.

22%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

19%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

41%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

183,903 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $182,400 (±$3,111).

71%

of households own their home

74%

of homes are detached single-family houses

12%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$989

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–20099%

1990–199911%

1980–19897%

1970–197916%

1960–196916%

1950–195918%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier12%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,425.

$62,281

median household income

16.4%

of people live below the poverty line

8.1%

unemployment rate

23%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min

average commute to work

20%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Genesee County, Michigan, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.