48912 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 48912, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

48912 is a zip code in Ingham County, Michigan, which covers East Lansing, Lansing, and Lansing, with a total population of 16,683 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 48912 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 48912.

The estimated population of people living in 48912 is 16,683, with a median age of 33.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 48912 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,683
-3.34% -4.90%
2020
17,259
-1.11% -
2019
17,452
-1.38% -
2018
17,697
+0.88%
-
2017
17,543
- -

Population of 48912 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 48912 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
55.6%
63.9%
-12.99%
Black/African American
23.7%
17.1%
+38.60%
Native
0.4%
0.4%
0.00%
Hispanic
10.6%
8%
+32.50%
Asian
3.9%
3.4%
+14.71%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.9%
7%
-30.00%
Other
0.9%
0.1%
+800.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 48912 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 48912 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 48912 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 48912 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 33 +2.17% 31.1 +2.64% 34.9 +2.95%
2020 32.3 +2.54% 30.3 -0.33% 33.9 +0.89%
2019 31.5 +0.32% 30.4 +1.67% 33.6 -0.59%
2018 31.4 -0.32% 29.9 +1.01% 33.8 -1.46%
2017 31.5 - 29.6 - 34.3 -

The median age of the 48912 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 48912 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 914 +17.04% 877 -24.59% 1,048 655
10 to 19 936 -10.15% 803 -34.13% 778 535
20 to 29 2,760 -18.37% 1,890 +8.16% 2,278 2,040
30 to 39 1,177 +12.17% 1,396 -1.44% 1,324 1,357
40 to 49 951 -32.01% 827 -29.74% 679 607
50 to 59 1,088 -0.56% 898 +7.58% 1,077 956
60 to 69 658 +26.59% 987 -8.83% 847 896
70+ 563 +2.87% 818 +25.33% 574 1,032

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 48912 zip code is $47,174.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 48912.

  • Under 25
    $29,847.00
  • 25 to 44
    $58,955.00
  • 45 to 64
    $47,068.00
  • 65 and over
    $43,750.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 48912 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 48912, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 48912 is currently $67,053.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.35% of households in 48912 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 48912 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    23.85%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    28.66%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.15%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.96%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    9.01%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.02%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.35%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 48912 is $33,275.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 48912 by the total population of 48912.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 48912 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 48912 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    21.04%
  • Bachelor's degree
    38.51%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.40%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    25.98%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.07%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 48912 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 48912 zip over the age of 16 is 13,995.

Of those people, a total of 69.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 48912 is 62.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 48912 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 328 66.50% 53.20%
20 to 24 years 1,984 79.60% 12.60%
25 to 29 years 2,334 84.20% 6.10%
30 to 34 years 1,533 84.00% 10.00%
35 to 44 years 1,744 87.70% 7.50%
45 to 54 years 1,568 78.20% 8.80%
55 to 59 years 1,155 62.50% 10.70%
60 to 64 years 893 66.30% 5.20%
65 to 74 years 1,595 29.00% 2.80%
75 years and over 861 9.80% 42.90%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 48912. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,200 68.20% 8.10%
Black or African American 2,826 72.60% 17.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 112 26.80% 0.00%
Asian 669 59.60% 10.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 294 86.10% 0.00%
Two or more races 894 73.40% 5.80%
Hispanic or Latino 1,440 69.20% 7.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,393 67.50% 8.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 48912 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 48912 is 8,722, with median earnings of $33,510.00.

Women in 48912 are earning approximately 102.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 8,722 $33,510.00
Male 4,403 $32,972.00
Female 4,319 $33,804.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 48912 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 934 $78,750.00
Business and Financial 440 $48,733.00
Computer and Mathematical 289 $62,292.00
Architecture and Engineering 184 $59,167.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 112 $38,906.00
Community and Social Service 328 $43,167.00
Legal 65 $65,625.00
Educational and Library 716 $29,722.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 229 $54,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 258 $55,417.00
Healthcare Support 247 $22,231.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 39 $27,917.00
Law Enforcement 55 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 890 $18,588.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 351 $14,757.00
Personal Care and Service 222 $12,250.00
Sales 728 $29,939.00
Office and Administrative Support 879 $34,826.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 125 $28,538.00
Construction and Extraction 210 $22,075.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 174 $34,597.00
Production 690 $30,893.00
Transportation and Material Moving 243 $35,919.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 48912 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 48912.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 337 $73,958.00 597 $79,375.00
Business and Financial 177 $46,328.00 263 $48,983.00
Computer and Mathematical 223 $73,661.00 66 $30,313.00
Architecture and Engineering 164 $54,464.00 20 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 74 $36,250.00 38 $38,906.00
Community and Social Service 161 $39,107.00 167 $54,940.00
Legal 33 $67,125.00 32 $61,618.00
Educational and Library 267 $32,443.00 449 $28,528.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 111 $55,121.00 118 $16,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 92 $56,979.00 166 $36,250.00
Healthcare Support 77 $21,709.00 170 $23,295.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 9 $0.00 30 $65,714.00
Law Enforcement 55 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 486 $11,900.00 404 $26,250.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 139 $25,982.00 212 $11,802.00
Personal Care and Service 20 $0.00 202 $11,000.00
Sales 377 $33,646.00 351 $25,188.00
Office and Administrative Support 289 $35,197.00 590 $34,753.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 104 $0.00 21 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 210 $22,075.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 162 $34,113.00 12 $0.00
Production 389 $27,470.00 301 $32,798.00
Transportation and Material Moving 206 $34,643.00 37 $41,008.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,025 households in 48912, with an average household size of 2.04 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,104 families living in the 48912 zip code with an average family size of 3.04 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 48912:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,947 438 719 4,921
Average Household Size 3 3.01 3.74 1.33
Total Families 1,947 438 719 0
Average Household Size 2.97 2.61 3.5 0

Poverty

Of the 3,104 families living in 48912, 13.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 48912:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 8,931 housing units in 48912.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,025 89.86%
Vacant 906 10.14%

49.18% of the total 8,931 housing units in 48912 are rental units. This is approximately 4,392 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,565 are occupied by the owner - or 39.92% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 48912 is $943.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 48912 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    68
  • Less than $500
    386
  • $500 to $999
    2,116
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,519
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    245
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    108
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    18

Property Value

The median value of a property in 48912 is $119,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 48912 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    467
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,019
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    874
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    844
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    329
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    11
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    4
  • $1,000,000 or more
    17

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 48912. The chart below shows the number of properties in 48912 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    3,185
  • 1940 to 1949
    558
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,219
  • 1960 to 1969
    962
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,281
  • 1980 to 1989
    383
  • 1990 to 1999
    304
  • 2000 to 2009
    254
  • 2010 to 2013
    785
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 48912 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    977
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,168
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,360
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    520

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 48912 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 48912 that commute to work in a particular way.

18.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 48912.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    412
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,205
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,929
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,857
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    840
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    177
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    275
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    67
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    53
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    65
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    463
  • 90 or more minutes
    173

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 48912 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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