Estimated zip code population in 2017: 2,928 Zip code population in 2010: 3,083 Zip code population in 2000: 3,452
Houses and condos: 2,695 Renter-occupied apartments: 135
% of renters here:
10%
State:
29%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 48610: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 117.5 sq. mi. Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
1.3% ($1,312)
Michigan:
1.5% ($2,358)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,333 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,287 (1.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,551
(53.0%)
Females: 1,377
(47.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 48610:
High school or higher: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 8.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 48610:
Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 56.7%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 13.0%
Zip code 48610 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 48610, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,317 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$33,317
State:
$55,609
Salary/wage: $25,114 (reported on 76.2% of returns)
Here:
$25,114
State:
$46,782
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.7% for AGIs below $25k, 59.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $660 (reported on 32.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$660
Michigan:
$1,491
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,005 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,005
State:
$6,225
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
Here:
+$15
State:
+$9,326
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,013 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,013
State:
+$11,523
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,650 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
48610:
$12,650
Michigan:
$15,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,456 (27% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
$16,456
State:
$21,628
Here:
27.4% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $1,816 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,816
State:
$4,225
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,504 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
48610:
$4,504
State:
$8,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,964 (reported on 23.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,964
State:
$2,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.1%
Here:
60%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs below $25k, 64.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48610, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,677 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$29,677
State:
$48,204
Salary/wage: $24,784 (reported on 80.6% of returns)
Here:
$24,784
State:
$42,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.0% for AGIs below $10k, 55.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,133 (reported on 44.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,133
Michigan:
$1,725
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,364 (reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,364
State:
$3,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,961 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
+$1,961
State:
+$8,532
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$2,840 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:
+$2,840
State:
+$9,547
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,095 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
48610:
$2,095
Michigan:
$2,875
Total itemized deductions: $14,536 (27% of AGI, reported on 22.7% of returns)
Here:
$14,536
State:
$18,509
Here:
26.5% of AGI
State:
20.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,496 (3% of AGI, reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,496
State:
$3,365
Here:
2.6% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,492 (reported on 66.9% of returns)
48610:
$3,492
State:
$7,691
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,673 (reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,673
State:
$1,737
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.5%
Here:
63%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs below $10k, 63.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 270 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,092
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (10 now married, 9 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 407 (211 now married, 193 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 48610 with a mortgage: 563 (4 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 681
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $961 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
19.8%
Whole state:
14.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
11.3%
Whole state:
8.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.3
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 48610: Greenwood Station (A), Rifle River Camp (B), Alger Rest Area (C), Alger Station (D), Greenwood Campground (E), Wildwood Campground (F), Wildwood Fire Department (G), Ogemaw County Emergency Medical Services Authority Mills Township (H), Arenac County Emergency Medical Services Alger (I), Mills Township Fire Department (J), Moffatt Township Volunteer Fire Department (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 48610 include: Alger Bible Baptist Church (A), Alger United Methodist Church (B), Saint Joseph Church (C), Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Chandlers Lake (A), Forest Lake (B), Molasses River Flooding Number One (C), Molasses River Flooding Number Two (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Harwood Creek (B), Hettinger Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), LaPorte Creek (E), Burch Creek (F), Chatman Creek (G), Cursten Creek (H), Eddy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Skidway Lake, MI (48610) in owner-occupied houses/condos
60no vehicle
3931 vehicle
5292 vehicles
2023 vehicles
304 vehicles
185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Skidway Lake, MI (48610) in renter-occupied apartments
9no vehicle
1001 vehicle
252 vehicles
03 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 48610 household income distribution in 2017
120Less than $10,000
110$10,000 to $14,999
71$15,000 to $19,999
119$20,000 to $24,999
76$25,000 to $29,999
59$30,000 to $34,999
108$35,000 to $39,999
93$40,000 to $44,999
50$45,000 to $49,999
154$50,000 to $59,999
137$60,000 to $74,999
147$75,000 to $99,999
47$100,000 to $124,999
21$125,000 to $149,999
21$150,000 to $199,999
2$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 48610
6Less than $10,000
5$10,000 to $14,999
13$15,000 to $19,999
28$20,000 to $24,999
6$25,000 to $29,999
39$30,000 to $34,999
13$35,000 to $39,999
77$40,000 to $49,999
67$50,000 to $59,999
91$60,000 to $69,999
85$70,000 to $79,999
98$80,000 to $89,999
101$90,000 to $99,999
122$100,000 to $124,999
54$125,000 to $149,999
97$150,000 to $174,999
53$175,000 to $199,999
69$200,000 to $249,999
42$250,000 to $299,999
44$300,000 to $399,999
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 48610
5$150 to $199
8$200 to $249
7$300 to $349
9$400 to $449
12$450 to $499
11$500 to $549
27$550 to $599
10$600 to $649
30No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $761.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $104,271.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,154
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $121,219
Two or more races householders: $71,484
Hispanic or Latino householders: $91,784
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $101,209
48610:
$101,209
Michigan:
$155,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,555 - $162,435
Mean price in 2017:
Detached houses: $76,562
Here:
$76,562
State:
$200,684
Mobile homes: $47,039
Here:
$47,039
State:
$52,615
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,306
One, attached: 7
3 or 4: 10
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 342
Unemployment: 8.1%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 48610
83.1%830Drove a car alone
9.8%98Carpooled
0.9%9Walked
1.3%13Other means
4.8%48Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 48610
22Less than 5 minutes
585 to 9 minutes
7310 to 14 minutes
13315 to 19 minutes
20620 to 24 minutes
14125 to 29 minutes
9030 to 34 minutes
335 to 39 minutes
1740 to 44 minutes
5445 to 59 minutes
7060 to 89 minutes
7790 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,917
In family households: 2,307 (495 male householders, 356 female householders)
694 spouses, 584 children (534 natural, 14 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 17 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 610 (353 male householders (316 living alone)), 168 female householders (122 living alone)), 88 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 538 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 437 1-person, 84 2-persons
149 married couples with children.
191 single-parent households (46 men, 145 women).
97.9% of residents of 48610 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% very well, 7% well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% very well, 27% well, 45% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 48 (1.6%) (77.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.6%
Whole state:
7.1%
13%Thailand
6%Serbia
6%Burma
6%Kuwait
2%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
2%France
13%German
11%American
11%Polish
10%English
6%Irish
5%French
3%French Canadian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
22000 to 2009
171990 to 1999
40Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (GREENWOOD RD APROX 1400 BLOCK in ALGER, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: MI DEPT/ERD RRD (E)
BENNETT GLASS (1506 N M76 in ALGER, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BENNETT RON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.7%
52.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20.3%Wood
19.0%Utility gas
5.5%Electricity
1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1.1%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 2,015. Population change in the 1990s: +1,437 (+71.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,600
Northeast: 24
Midwest: 128
South: 69
West: 28
61% of the 48610 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.
94% of the 48610 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Michigan:
10.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Michigan:
8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
Here:
25.8%
Michigan:
15.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
62,246Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
60,071Law enforcement workers including supervisors
53,945Community and social service occupations
52,564Transportation occupations
50,446Material moving occupations
44,019Business and financial operations occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)