48659 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Sterling, MI Arenac County, MI Zip code population (2000): 2,755 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 2,506 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 1,238 Renter-occupied apartments: 146 % of renters here:   14% State:   26% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 48659: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 80.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 31 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.5% ($720) Michigan:   1.9% ($1,461) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 1,399   (50.8%) Females: 1,356   (49.2%) Recent posts about zip code 48659 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: What's Up With the Racism/Class Envy in Michigan?  (93 replies) Another reason michigan sucks and why I am moving!  (257 replies) What Killed Detroit  (370 replies) Metro Detroit's "Little Italy"?  (37 replies) Moving to Michigan in Summer 2008  (111 replies) Traverse City  (82 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $94,109 48659:   $94,109 Michigan:   $153,100 According to our research of public records there were 10 registered sex offenders living in 48659 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   37.9 years Michigan median age:   35.5 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people Michigan:   2.6 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48659, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,283 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $31,283 State:   $48,204 Salary/wage: $28,416 (reported on 86.8% of returns) Here:   $28,416 State:   $42,791 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.3% for AGIs below $10k, 65.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $893 (reported on 40.7% of returns) This zip code:   $893 Michigan:   $1,725 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $822 (reported on 12.9% of returns) Here:   $822 State:   $3,420 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$1,103 (reported on 9.6% of returns) Here:   +$1,103 State:   +$8,532 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from business: +$3,276 (reported on 16.1% of returns) Here:   +$3,276 State:   +$9,547 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k) IRA payment deduction: $2,568 (reported on 2.8% of returns) 48659:   $2,568 Michigan:   $2,875 Total itemized deductions: $14,552 (2% of AGI, reported on 24.2% of returns) Here:   $14,552 State:   $18,509 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,529 (2.6% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns) Here:   $1,529 Michigan:   $3,365 Here:   2.6% of AGI State:   3.6% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,504 (reported on 68.3% of returns) 48659:   $3,504 State:   $7,691 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,815 (reported on 20.3% of returns) Here:   $1,815 State:   $1,737 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.3% Here:   70% State:   60% (% for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $10k, 73.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.8% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$36,856
Michigan:	$47,950

Nearest zip codes: 48756, 48658, 48610, 48749, 48613, 48766.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	75.0%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	8.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 48659 with a mortgage: 299 (12 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 144

This zip code:	20.6%
Whole state:	14.0%

This zip code:	8.1%
Whole state:	6.5%

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Cemetery: Alger Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Richter Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 48659: Less than $10,000: 7 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 7 $20,000 to $24,999: 13 $25,000 to $29,999: 21 $30,000 to $34,999: 30 $35,000 to $39,999: 18 $40,000 to $49,999: 55 $50,000 to $59,999: 39 $60,000 to $69,999: 46 $70,000 to $79,999: 77 $80,000 to $89,999: 63 $90,000 to $99,999: 58 $100,000 to $124,999: 146 $125,000 to $149,999: 70 $150,000 to $174,999: 49 $175,000 to $199,999: 30 $200,000 to $249,999: 52 $250,000 to $299,999: 6 $300,000 to $399,999: 7 $400,000 to $499,999: 5 $500,000 to $749,999: 3

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 48659: Less than $100: 6 $200 to $249: 9 $250 to $299: 11 $300 to $349: 13 $350 to $399: 12 $400 to $449: 7 $450 to $499: 2 $500 to $549: 4 No cash rent: 15

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $104,102.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,442
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $31,230
• Some other race householders: $190,854
• Two or more races householders: $90,222
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $190,854

48659:	$97,906
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $123,321

Here:	$123,321
State:	$200,820

In 2-unit structures: $39,962

Here:	$39,962
State:	$129,336

Mobile homes: $42,249

Here:	$42,249
State:	$39,606

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 918
• One, attached: 10
• Two: 14
• 3 or 4: 6
• Mobile homes: 288
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 869 (80%) Carpooled: 140 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Walked: 9 (1%) Other means: 4 (0%) Worked at home: 66 (6%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 55 5 to 9 minutes: 63 10 to 14 minutes: 197 15 to 19 minutes: 154 20 to 24 minutes: 117 25 to 29 minutes: 62 30 to 34 minutes: 78 35 to 39 minutes: 14 40 to 44 minutes: 55 45 to 59 minutes: 111 60 to 89 minutes: 63 90 or more minutes: 55

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.7%

Household type by relationship
Households: 2,730

• In family households: 2,456 (653 male householders, 146 female householders)

  622 spouses, 886 children (823 natural, 20 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 15 other relatives, 78 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 274 (130 male householders (113 living alone)), 109 female householders (100 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 79 (64 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 346 2-persons, 195 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 213 1-person, 24 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

480 married couples with children.
195 single-parent households (67 men, 128 women).

97.4% of residents of 48659 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 9% well, 13% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).

Foreign born population: 22 (0.8%)
(81.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

German: 482

Polish: 319

French (except Basque): 256

United States or American: 233

Irish: 181

English: 170

French Canadian: 114

Other groups: 99

Italian: 31

Ukrainian: 30

Scottish: 29

Hungarian: 22

Scotch-Irish: 22

Swedish: 16

Czechoslovakian: 11

Dutch: 11

European: 9

Canadian: 7

Austrian: 6

Belgian: 5

Finnish: 4

Slovak: 4

Russian: 4

Danish: 3

Norwegian: 3

Pennsylvania German: 2

Swiss: 2

Welsh: 2

Slavic: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EIFEL ENERGY LLC (ELLISON & ADAMS RDS in STERLING, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION.
  

• DUNCAN OIL CO (113 ALMY in STERLING, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,218

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2511
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 112
• South: 90
• West: 28

70% of the 48659 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Michigan.

Population in 1990: 2,855. Population change in the 1990s: -100 (-3.5%).

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	2.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	16.3%
Michigan:	16.5%

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
• Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Recreational Goods Rental (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) (5-9: 1)

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