
Michigan · FIPS 26049
Genesee ZIP codes — Genesee County, Michigan
Quick answer
Genesee County is home to 404,087 residents with a median household income of $60,673 and a median home value of $172,900. 70.8% of households own their home and 15.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Genesee ZIP code? 23 ZIP code areas fall inside Genesee County, Michigan, listed in full below.
- Population
- 404,087Genesee County residents
- Median household income
- $60,673Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $172,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $936Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.8%Owner-occupied households
Genesee County, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Genesee County is a mid-size city in Michigan, with 404,087 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Genesee County earn a median of $60,673 a year, 22.7% below the national figure of $78,538. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Genesee County is valued at $172,900, 43% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $936 a month, 33.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,232 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in Genesee County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Genesee County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Michigan
Largest Census places in Michigan by population.
- Detroit city 636,644
- Grand Rapids city 197,768
- Warren city 138,128
- Sterling Heights city 133,473
- Ann Arbor city 121,179
- Lansing city 112,546
- Dearborn city 107,846
- Livonia city 94,058
- Troy city 87,307
- Westland city 84,155
- Farmington Hills city 83,316
- Flint city 80,835
Nearby counties
Other counties in Michigan.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Genesee County?
- Genesee County has 404,087 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Genesee County?
- Median household income in Genesee County is $60,673 a year, 22.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Genesee County?
- Median gross rent is $936 a month and the median home value is $172,900, so rent absorbs about 18.5% of median household income.
- Is Genesee County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Genesee County is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Genesee County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.