Median household income (1999): $30,443
Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,378
| This zip code | $31,378 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48763, 48750, 48748, 48745, 48738, 48737.
Housing units in zip code 48730 with a mortgage: 705 (39 second mortgage, 105 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 740
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $725
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $233
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 21
- 1995 to 1998: 117
- 1990 to 1994: 172
- 1980 to 1989: 271
- 1970 to 1979: 601
- 1960 to 1969: 535
- 1950 to 1959: 526
- 1940 to 1949: 444
- 1939 or earlier: 486
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in East Tawas, MI (48730): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 31
- 2 bedrooms: 575
- 3 bedrooms: 805
- 4 bedrooms: 202
- 5 or more bedrooms: 53
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 40
- 1 bedrooms: 209
- 2 bedrooms: 199
- 3 bedrooms: 92
- 4 bedrooms: 4
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 48730 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 63
- 1 vehicle: 587
- 2 vehicles: 778
- 3 vehicles: 183
- 4 vehicles: 32
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 106
- 1 vehicle: 323
- 2 vehicles: 67
- 3 vehicles: 38
- 4 vehicles: 16
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 48730:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $30,000 to $34,999: 10
- $35,000 to $39,999: 33
- $40,000 to $49,999: 92
- $50,000 to $59,999: 189
- $60,000 to $69,999: 175
- $70,000 to $79,999: 167
- $80,000 to $89,999: 203
- $90,000 to $99,999: 83
- $100,000 to $124,999: 154
- $125,000 to $149,999: 100
- $150,000 to $174,999: 103
- $175,000 to $199,999: 30
- $200,000 to $249,999: 34
- $250,000 to $299,999: 23
- $300,000 to $399,999: 14
- $500,000 to $749,999: 8
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48730:
- Less than $100: 6
- $100 to $149: 25
- $150 to $199: 60
- $200 to $249: 38
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 65
- $350 to $399: 119
- $400 to $449: 65
- $450 to $499: 42
- $500 to $549: 7
- $550 to $599: 3
- $600 to $649: 7
- $700 to $749: 6
- $1,000 to $1,249: 9
- $1,250 to $1,499: 18
- $1,500 to $1,999: 12
- No cash rent: 48
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,722
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $101,518
- Asian householders: $152,277
- Two or more races householders: $142,667
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,748
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,708
- One, attached: 40
- Two: 53
- 3 or 4: 26
- 5 to 9: 62
- 10 to 19: 42
- 20 to 49: 148
- 50 or more: 17
- Mobile homes: 77

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,539 (86%)
- Carpooled: 157 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 31 (2%)
- Worked at home: 66 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 113
- 5 to 9 minutes: 452
- 10 to 14 minutes: 459
- 15 to 19 minutes: 225
- 20 to 24 minutes: 206
- 25 to 29 minutes: 44
- 30 to 34 minutes: 95
- 35 to 39 minutes: 14
- 40 to 44 minutes: 14
- 45 to 59 minutes: 16
- 60 to 89 minutes: 42
- 90 or more minutes: 54
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,792
- In family households: 3,811 (1,116 male householders, 291 female householders)
1,121 spouses, 1,114 children (1,013 natural, 18 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 13 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 981 (275 male householders (221 living alone)), 564 female householders (516 living alone)), 142 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 837 2-persons, 266 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 737 1-person, 82 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
704 married couples with children.
265 single-parent households (67 men, 198 women).
97.5% of residents of 48730 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 11% well, 30% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% very well, 9% well, 37% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 53 (1.1%)
(62.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (42%)
- Germany (23%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (19%)
- Thailand (9%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 3
- 1975 to 1979: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1965 to 1969: 18
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 930
- Irish: 459
- Polish: 346
- English: 342
- French (except Basque): 321
- United States or American: 280
- Other groups: 201
- French Canadian: 166
- Scottish: 104
- Italian: 101
- Finnish: 93
- Scotch-Irish: 90
- Dutch: 80
- European: 50
- Canadian: 44
- Swedish: 43
- Hungarian: 35
- British: 30
- Portuguese: 18
- Welsh: 16
- Czech: 15
- Lebanese: 15
- Arab:: 15
- Belgian: 11
- Slovak: 10
- Austrian: 10
- Lithuanian: 10
- Danish: 10
- Czechoslovakian: 9
- Greek: 8
- Swiss: 7
- Norwegian: 6
- Subsaharan African:: 5
- African: 5
- Maltese: 4
- Albanian: 4
- Celtic: 4
- Russian: 4
- Ukrainian: 4
- Luxemburger: 3

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- EAST TAWAS AREA SCHOOLS (325 NEWMAN ST in EAST TAWAS, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1986-0120, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- ASC EXTERIOR TECHNOLOGY (935 NORTH AULERICH ROAD in EAST TAWAS, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: LAMINATED PLASTICS PLATE, SHEET, AND PROFILE SHAPES; METAL DOORS, SASH, FRAMES, MOLDING, AND TRIM; AUTOMOTIVE STAMPINGS
Organizations: PAUL K KOROLY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WILLIAM MERCURIO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: STARBOARD IND INC
- MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (807 WEST WESTOVER STREET in EAST TAWAS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MDEQ/TRUMAN BARBIER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FAIRWAY SURPLUS (755 SPARTON RD in EAST TAWAS, MI)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: FAIRWAY SURPLUS SITE
- ELLIOT GAS & OIL CO (2099 E HURON RD in EAST TAWAS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DENNIS MATHIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ANNS TAWAS BAY DRY CLEANERS (227 NEWMAN in EAST TAWAS, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: STANBGUGH PHYLLIS A (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MI DEPT/NATURAL RESOURCES (113 NEWMAN ST in EAST TAWAS, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: STATE OF MI DEPT OF MGM BUD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EAST TAWAS STATE DOCK MDNR
- G R S RESTAURANTS (616 W BAY STREET in EAST TAWAS, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3915
- Northeast: 153
- Midwest: 289
- South: 188
- West: 161
58% of the 48730 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, 76% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 5,006. Population change in the 1990s: -149 (-3.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 8.0% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 1.5% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 3.8% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- ALMO MANIFOLD & TOOL CO (777 AULERICH RD in EAST TAWAS, MI; small business): $20,230 in 2 contracts in 2005
$13,250 with Navy for Deck Machinery. Signed on 2005-07-25. Completion date: 2005-10-24.
$6,980 with Defense Logistics Agency for Valves, Powered. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-01-03. Completion date: 2005-02-17.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Other Holding Companies (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (50-99: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
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6 people in military barracks, etc.
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