Which ZIP code in Kent County has the highest median household income?

49301 (Ada), at $183,125 (±$16,218), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Kent County, MI

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Kent County with the highest median household income, out of 30 with at least 1,000 residents. 49301 (Ada, $183,125), 49302 (Alto, $134,722) and 49506 (Grand Rapids, $118,131) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Kent County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Kent County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	49301	Ada	$183,125 ±$16,218	19,846	6,884	—
2	49302	Alto	$134,722 ±$22,205	9,754	3,052	3,169
3	49506	Grand Rapids	$118,131 ±$6,014	34,673	12,532	12,818
4	49306	Belmont	$115,039 ±$15,454	11,028	4,129	4,259
5	49341	Rockford	$113,989 ±$9,170	39,409	14,539	—
6	49315	Byron Center	$113,346 ±$12,813	27,091	9,515	—
7	49316	Caledonia	$103,238 ±$5,807	26,427	9,626	9,898
8	49546	Grand Rapids	$99,343 ±$6,387	34,721	13,088	13,621
9	49525	Grand Rapids	$94,037 ±$8,405	30,887	12,329	—
10	49331	Lowell	$91,800 ±$9,154	17,661	6,825	—
11	49345	Sparta	$85,463 ±$7,697	13,512	5,191	—
12	49418	Grandville	$84,846 ±$6,056	31,913	12,774	14,003
13	49326	Gowen	$84,000 ±$12,234	3,980	1,390	1,748
14	49534	Grand Rapids	$81,657 ±$4,818	23,719	9,645	10,686
15	49343	Sand Lake	$80,408 ±$12,262	5,664	2,421	—
16	49319	Cedar Springs	$78,951 ±$8,169	18,802	7,061	—
17	49321	Comstock Park	$77,870 ±$8,355	15,970	6,431	—
18	49330	Kent City	$75,794 ±$11,485	5,599	1,987	2,077
19	49505	Grand Rapids	$74,906 ±$2,476	32,426	13,710	—
20	49544	Grand Rapids	$74,390 ±$8,417	9,631	4,008	4,024
21	49519	Wyoming	$73,762 ±$5,514	27,965	10,867	—
22	49512	Grand Rapids	$71,329 ±$9,935	18,373	8,305	8,817
23	48809	Belding	$71,071 ±$8,965	11,038	4,172	—
24	48838	Greenville	$70,176 ±$3,229	18,212	7,278	8,259
25	49508	Grand Rapids	$70,120 ±$5,170	42,720	15,674	16,415

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 30 of 30 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 41,136 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Kent County has the highest median household income?: 49301 (Ada), at $183,125 (±$16,218), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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