49047 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Dowagiac, MI Cass County, MI Zip code population (2000): 15,421 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 14,635 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 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 49047 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: 7,832 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,444 % of renters here:   24% State:   26% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 49047: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 119.9 sq. mi. Water area: 2.3 sq. mi. Population density: 122 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.4% ($787) 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: 7,610   (49.3%) Females: 7,811   (50.7%) Recent posts about zip code 49047 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Why is Detroit About 80% African American?  (132 replies) Niles Michigan  (19 replies) Relocating to benton harbor  (25 replies) Niles or Three Rivers  (11 replies) What is Dowagiac Like?  (8 replies) Need help relocating to southestern michigan super fast  (3 replies) Urban population: 6,302 Rural population: 9,119 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $115,207 49047:   $115,207 Michigan:   $153,100 According to our research of public records there were 46 registered sex offenders living in 49047 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   36.8 years Michigan median age:   35.5 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people Michigan:   2.6 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49047, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,627 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $34,627 State:   $48,204 Salary/wage: $31,033 (reported on 84.3% of returns) Here:   $31,033 State:   $42,791 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 179.2% for AGIs below $10k, 77.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,329 (reported on 40.4% of returns) This zip code:   $1,329 Michigan:   $1,725 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,450 (reported on 17.7% of returns) Here:   $2,450 State:   $3,420 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$9,091 (reported on 14.6% of returns) Here:   +$9,091 State:   +$8,532 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$9,923 (reported on 13.3% of returns) Here:   +$9,923 State:   +$9,547 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,556 (reported on 2.6% of returns) 49047:   $2,556 Michigan:   $2,875 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $10,760 (reported on 0.4% of returns) Here:   $10,760 Michigan:   $13,826 Total itemized deductions: $14,973 (1% of AGI, reported on 21.8% of returns) Here:   $14,973 State:   $18,509 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,947 (3.9% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns) Here:   $2,947 Michigan:   $3,365 Here:   3.9% of AGI State:   3.6% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,827 (reported on 69.4% of returns) 49047:   $4,827 State:   $7,691 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,686 (reported on 19.8% of returns) Here:   $1,686 State:   $1,737 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.3% Here:   63% State:   60% (% for various income ranges: 54.3% for AGIs below $10k, 64.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.9% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$39,743
Michigan:	$47,950

Nearest zip codes: 49102, 49045, 49031, 49111, 49057, 49120.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	70.0%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

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

Housing units in zip code 49047 with a mortgage: 1,917 (95 second mortgage, 230 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,462

This zip code:	17.8%
Whole state:	14.0%

This zip code:	7.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Lakes: Mill Pond (A), Pitcher Lake (B), Cook Lake (C), Twin Lakes (D), Geer Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 49047: Less than $10,000: 40 $10,000 to $14,999: 23 $15,000 to $19,999: 32 $20,000 to $24,999: 21 $25,000 to $29,999: 37 $30,000 to $34,999: 60 $35,000 to $39,999: 66 $40,000 to $49,999: 151 $50,000 to $59,999: 170 $60,000 to $69,999: 206 $70,000 to $79,999: 274 $80,000 to $89,999: 301 $90,000 to $99,999: 309 $100,000 to $124,999: 667 $125,000 to $149,999: 487 $150,000 to $174,999: 397 $175,000 to $199,999: 248 $200,000 to $249,999: 254 $250,000 to $299,999: 154 $300,000 to $399,999: 196 $400,000 to $499,999: 55 $500,000 to $749,999: 66 $750,000 to $999,999: 3 $1,000,000 or more: 22

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 49047: Less than $100: 66 $100 to $149: 30 $150 to $199: 56 $200 to $249: 64 $250 to $299: 62 $300 to $349: 81 $350 to $399: 132 $400 to $449: 122 $450 to $499: 71 $500 to $549: 51 $550 to $599: 37 $600 to $649: 84 $650 to $699: 3 $700 to $749: 11 $800 to $899: 8 $1,500 to $1,999: 19 No cash rent: 111

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $96,329.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,815
• Black or African American householders: $67,041
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $29,842
• Asian householders: $82,310
• Some other race householders: $78,701
• Two or more races householders: $102,436
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $79,117

49047:	$117,192
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $150,489

Here:	$150,489
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $386,136

Here:	$386,136
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $111,145

Here:	$111,145
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,219

Here:	$91,219
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,347,672

Here:	$2,347,672
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $47,083

Here:	$47,083
State:	$39,606

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,511
• One, attached: 93
• Two: 256
• 3 or 4: 150
• 5 to 9: 136
• 10 to 19: 72
• 20 to 49: 132
• 50 or more: 79
• Mobile homes: 433

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,386 (80%) Carpooled: 769 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 237 (4%) Other means: 22 (0%) Worked at home: 285 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 458 5 to 9 minutes: 1215 10 to 14 minutes: 938 15 to 19 minutes: 860 20 to 24 minutes: 664 25 to 29 minutes: 317 30 to 34 minutes: 790 35 to 39 minutes: 219 40 to 44 minutes: 165 45 to 59 minutes: 507 60 to 89 minutes: 254 90 or more minutes: 77

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.5%

Household type by relationship
Households: 14,881

• In family households: 12,768 (3,068 male householders, 1,066 female householders)

  3,215 spouses, 4,463 children (4,127 natural, 97 adopted, 239 stepchildren), 338 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 134 other relatives, 375 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,113 (826 male householders (657 living alone)), 918 female householders (837 living alone)), 369 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 661 (294 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,938 2-persons, 869 3-persons, 737 4-persons, 374 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,494 1-person, 201 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

2,461 married couples with children.
1,032 single-parent households (229 men, 803 women).

94.0% of residents of 49047 zip code speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 14% well, 20% not well, 8% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 7% well, 4% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% very well, 12% well, 11% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 467 (3.0%)
(39.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

German: 2667

Other groups: 2319

Irish: 1263

English: 1085

United States or American: 1017

Polish: 630

Dutch: 594

French (except Basque): 317

Italian: 207

Swedish: 146

Scotch-Irish: 121

European: 113

Norwegian: 109

Scottish: 101

British: 78

Czech: 75

Hungarian: 68

Greek: 59

Lithuanian: 57

French Canadian: 46

Welsh: 45

Russian: 44

Danish: 24

Canadian: 23

Croatian: 21

Czechoslovakian: 17

Pennsylvania German: 17

Belgian: 16

Portuguese: 15

Slovak: 10

Scandinavian: 9

Ukrainian: 9

Finnish: 9

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Austrian: 4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3

Barbadian: 3

Lebanese: 2

Latvian: 2

Slavic: 2

Arab:: 2

Swiss: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (501 N. PAUL STREET in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02193
  Organizations: DOWAGIAC UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (307 FIRST AVENUE in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02464
  Organizations: DOWAGIAC UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (520 MAIN STREET in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00608
  Organizations: DOWAGIAC UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DOWAGIAC WWTP (M-62 WEST in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: TOWN 5S (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DOWAGIAC, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: DOWAGIAC WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

• AMERIWOOD INDUSTRIES (202 SPAULDING STREET in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED
  Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: DOREL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: AMERIWOOD FURNITURE DIVISION, JESSCO

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (B02-14011 (M-51 OVER DOWAGIAC CREEK in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE M-51 OVER DOWAGIAC CRK

• AUSRA EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY (30155 YAW STREET in DOWAGIAC, MI). Federal Facility. UNITED NATIONS

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: AUSRA EQUIP & SUP CO, AUSRA EQUIP & SUPPLY

• AUTOCAM-PAX INC (201 PERCY ST in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: PRECISION TURNED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: TITAL HOLDINGS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AUTOCAM CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MERCURY STAINLESS CORP (M51 S AND PEAVINE ST in DOWAGIAC, MI)

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

• AL EXPERT TREE SERVICE (57710 M-51 SOUTH in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: DAN WILLIAMS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• AUTOZONE INC (56215 M-51 SOUTH in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• MENNEL MILLING CO OF MICHIGAN (109 S MILL ST in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

• MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (116 N FRONT ST in DOWAGIAC, MI)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: STATE OF MICHIGAN/HERBS AUTO CARE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,945

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

• This state: 9779
• Northeast: 107
• Midwest: 3580
• South: 1243
• West: 228

61% of the 49047 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Michigan.

Population in 1990: 14,921. Population change in the 1990s: +500 (+3.4%).

Here:	7.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	7.3%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	8.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)

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