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Allegan County, MI

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 15 ZIP codes inside Allegan County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
15
in this county
Total population
150,075
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
15
distinct city/town names
Avg density
78
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Allegan County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
49423 Holland 46,040 228
49010 Allegan 18,170 45
49080 Plainwell 15,711 78
49348 Wayland 13,390 79
49323 Dorr 10,729 83
49408 Fennville 10,381 37
49078 Otsego 9,831 77
49419 Hamilton 8,962 47
49328 Hopkins 4,180 29
49344 Shelbyville 3,796 47
49450 Pullman 3,111 41
49453 Saugatuck 2,813 105
49070 Martin 2,190 32
49406 Douglas 702 181
49335 Moline 69 62

About Allegan County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Allegan County in Michigan contains roughly 15 ZIP codes spread across 15 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 150,075. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Michigan index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 78, which classifies the county overall as a rural environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Allegan County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Allegan County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.