# Genesee County, Michigan demographics

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Genesee County, Michigan (county FIPS 26049) has a median household income of $62,281 (±$1,425) and a total population of 403,305 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 34 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 403,305 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.6 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 167,334 | ±940 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $62,281 | ±$1,425 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $182,400 | ±$3,111 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $989 | ±$19 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 70.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 29.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 23.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 16.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 8.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 26049 |
| Land area | 636.94 sq mi |
| Water area | 12.64 sq mi |
| Population density | 633 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [48420](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48420) | 10% | 96.2% | Yes |
| [48423](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48423) | 10% | 98.7% | Yes |
| [48473](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48473) | 8.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [48439](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48439) | 8.4% | 98.7% | Yes |
| [48433](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48433) | 8.4% | 96.2% | Yes |
| [48458](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48458) | 5.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [48463](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48463) | 5.2% | 99.8% | Yes |
| [48457](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48457) | 4.9% | 72.8% | Yes |
| [48436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48436) | 4.6% | 90.5% | Yes |
| [48451](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48451) | 3.9% | 73.7% | Yes |
| [48438](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48438) | 3.6% | 71.5% | Yes |
| [48507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48507) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [48430](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48430) | 2.9% | 22.4% |  |
| [48506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48506) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [48532](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48532) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [48504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48504) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [48505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48505) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [48418](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48418) | 1.6% | 24.8% |  |
| [48509](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48509) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [48746](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48746) | 1.4% | 10.6% |  |
| [48503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48503) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [48519](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48519) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [48449](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48449) | 1.1% | 27.3% |  |
| [48529](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48529) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [48442](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48442) | 0.4% | 2.9% |  |
| [48421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48421) | 0.3% | 5% |  |
| [48429](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48429) | 0.3% | 3.2% |  |
| [48415](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48415) | 0.2% | 1.9% |  |
| [48464](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48464) | 0.2% | 7.1% |  |
| [48437](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48437) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [48502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48502) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [48411](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48411) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [48462](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48462) | 0% | 0.4% |  |
| [48460](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/48460) | 0% | 0.3% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:049&in=state:26
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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