AreaProfile

49519Wyoming, Michigan

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 49519.

69
Area Score
Top 25% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity3287th of 4,073 published ZIP areas39
Growth2045th of 3,947 published ZIP areas49
Housing affordabilityTop 18% of 4,553 published ZIP areas94
Climate3546th of 4,621 published ZIP areas62
Physical resilienceTop 4% of 4,554 published ZIP areas94
AccessTop 19% of 4,623 published ZIP areas99
Economic stabilityTop 41% of 4,591 published ZIP areas65
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 4.2% and the Opportunity signal places 49519 in the bottom 19%.

Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 20% of median household income.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published ZIP profiles, placing 49519 in the top 4% for physical resilience.

At a glance

Population
27,965
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$73,762
Top 47% nationally
Density
3,498/sq mi
8.0 sq mi of land
Median age
32.7
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Wyoming
Michigan
Metro area
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
Nearest major airport
GRR
10 mi · Gerald R Ford Intl
Median home value
$238,700
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.2% is lower than 64% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 7.4% over the past year, to 39,455 employed residents.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$5,514$73,762Top 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$3,564$35,252Bottom 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate12.8%Top 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute23.2 minBottom 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%Top 38%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment39,455Bottom 42%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-8.3%Bottom 1%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-7.4%Bottom 1%June 2026
Labor force41,166Bottom 42%June 2026
Labor force participation72.2%Top 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$60,660Bottom 21%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$47,570Bottom 24%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.5%Bottom 18%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.2%Bottom 36%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202475k63k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $73,762 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators19,540$39,120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand18,840$36,130
Registered Nurses13,740$83,920
Fast Food and Counter Workers13,190$28,240
Retail Salespersons12,600$34,800
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners11,490$35,890

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Wyoming, MI, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,205 takes 20% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 3.2 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
19.6%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.2×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,205
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$238,700
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income3.24Top 46%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate58.3%Bottom 15%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±52511,648Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$42$1,205Top 35%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$8,962$238,700Top 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income19.6%Top 37%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate6.7%Bottom 32%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
49/ 100
Ranks 2045 of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

79% of recently permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes, so new supply is concentrated in apartments and condominiums rather than detached houses.

At 4.2 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
326
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
4.2
Top 39% nationally
Year over year
+31%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
78.5%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Wyoming, MI, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 19°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 39.4 inches, including 77.6 inches of snow.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station GRAND RAPIDS, 8.8 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.0"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation39.4"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall77.6"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high83°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing48°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

94 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are tornado and strong wind.

Strong windModerate
TornadoModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, heat wave, inland flooding, cold wave, ice storm, landslide, earthquake, hail, lightning, wildfire, hurricane.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

5 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 10 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Gerald R Ford IntlGRR10 mi10,001 ft
Battle Creek Exec At Kellogg FldBTL47 mi10,004 ft
Capital Region IntlLAN58 mi8,506 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

49519 vs Wyoming

How this ZIP area compares with Wyoming as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

49519
Wyoming
Median household income
$73,762
vs
$73,677
Per capita income
$35,252
vs
$35,346
Population density
3,498/sq mi
vs
3,127/sq mi
Median home value
$238,700
vs
$225,200
Median gross rent
$1,205
vs
$1,196
Homeownership rate
58.3%
vs
67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
28.2%
vs
25.5%
Poverty rate
12.8%
vs
10.5%
Median age
32.7
vs
34.0

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.