Population & age
- Total population
- 52,012
- Median age
- 42.9
Genesee County · Flint, MI · Population 52,012
Grand Blanc, MI (ZIP 48439) sits in Genesee County within the Flint metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 5.2%. NCES lists 15 schools serving the area, 15 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $84,857, well above the ~$45K national average per return. The most recent FEMA disaster declaration here was flood-related (SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING, 2024). County Health Rankings reports 12,112 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 35.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Oakland County, MI (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $86,151, fair market rent of $1,080 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $288,537, up 5.3% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$760
/month
1 Bed
$900
/month
2 Bed
$1,080
/month
3 Bed
$1,330
/month
4 Bed
$1,570
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$288,537
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+5.3%
vs. March 2025
+31.4%
vs. March 2021
Flint, MI
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
3,306
Across 2,309 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $1.12B.
Single-family
2,209
67% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
1,097
33% of total units
Single-family value
$891.0M
construction value
Multifamily value
$227.1M
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
26,550
Average AGI
$84,857
Avg property tax
$378
EITC participation
9.3%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$441
Avg charitable contribution
$723
Avg capital gains
$3,234
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $2253.0M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
1,026
Total employment
14,776
Annual payroll
$880.7M
Average annual pay
$59,606
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$55,798
Average weekly wage
$1,073
Total employment
133,787
Total establishments
7,296
That is roughly 15% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
5.7%
That is 1.7 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
190,151
Employed
179,315
Unemployed
10,836
Based on Genesee County, MI data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
6
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$729.8M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
5
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Public EV charging stations
6
Established EV charging
Multiple public charging stations across the ZIP — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas with active EV adoption.
Level 2 ports
14
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Other
3
Biodiesel, E85, LNG, RD
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 branch
Avg hours / week
59
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
15,000
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Overall SVI
34th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 18 census tracts, population 49,080
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
972
Limited English Speakers
175
Persons with Disability
6,383
Without HS Diploma
1,645
Without Health Insurance
1,420
Adults Age 65+
9,124
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
19
Date Range
1975–2024
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Flood — declared February 8, 2024 (DR-4757)
Incident period: August 24, 2023 – August 26, 2023
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
8
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
13
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
5
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
42
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
119
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
182 days as main pollutant
Days measured
347
Based on Genesee County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
12,112
That is roughly 3,912 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
16%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.7
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
5.2%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
83
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,641
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
86%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
45%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 10.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Genesee data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
35.9% of Genesee County, MI residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.17
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.04
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.10
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.68
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 11.4% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Genesee County, MI for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+201 people
−14 households • −$28.1M net AGI flow
Moved in
9,804households
16,311 people • $532.1M AGI
Moved out
9,818households
16,110 people • $560.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $54,276 versus departing households' $57,065.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
35.3%
2.3pp above the 33.0% national rate.
34.1%
2.1pp above the 32.0% national rate.
25.8%
3.8pp above the 22.0% national rate.
80.4%
4.4pp above the 76.0% national rate.
5.2%
7.8pp below the 13.0% national rate.
10.3%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
15 schools serve this ZIP, including 15 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Blanc Community High School | Public | 8–12 | 2,051 |
| Perry Learning Center | Public | -1–12 | 1,970 |
| Grand Blanc Middle School East | Public | 6–8 | 739 |
| Grand Blanc Middle School West | Public | 6–8 | 720 |
| Myers Elementary School | Public | 0–5 | 370 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 10 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
2
Median in-state tuition
—
Median earnings (10 yr)
$23,082
Grand Blanc, MI · 48439
Davison, MI · 48423
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Grand Blanc, MI (ZIP 48439) sits in Genesee County within the Flint metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 5.2%. NCES lists 15 schools serving the area, 15 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $84,857, well above the ~$45K national average per return. The most recent FEMA disaster declaration here was flood-related (SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING, 2024). County Health Rankings reports 12,112 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 35.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Oakland County, MI (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $86,151, fair market rent of $1,080 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $288,537, up 5.3% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 25.8%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
35.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
25.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
34.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
15 schools serve this ZIP, including 15 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 48439 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 2 high schools serve this ZIP: Grand Blanc Community High School, Perry Learning Center. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
52,012 people live in ZIP 48439, with a median age of 42.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$86,151 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 48439, 75.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 25.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 48439, 12.8% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.3% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
5.6% of the population in ZIP 48439 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
92.0% of households in ZIP 48439 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 48439 is $288,537, up 5.3% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 5.3% over the past year and up 31.4% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 48439 (Grand Blanc, MI) is $84,857 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 48439 report an average of $378 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
6.9% of tax returns from ZIP 48439 (Grand Blanc, MI) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 1,026 business establishments operated in ZIP 48439 employing 14,776 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 48439 is $59,606, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 48439 ranks in the 34th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 48439, ranking in the 45th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 19 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 48439 between 1975–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 48439, accounting for 6 of 19 declarations (32%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 48439 was "SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING" — a flood declared in 2024 (DR-4757) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
2 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 48439 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Sharp'S Academy Of Hairstyling and Ross Medical Education Center-Davison (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $23,082 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (15 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record).
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