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City: Watervliet, MI
Berrien County, MI
Zip code population (2000): 6,285
Estimated population in 2005: 6,121

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 49098

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Zip code 49098 satellite photo by USGS
Houses and condos: 2,872
Renter-occupied apartments: 542
% of renters here:  23%
State:  26%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 49098: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 31.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 192 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
This zip code:  1.2% ($1,007)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005 in Berrien County: $1,480 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005 in Berrien County: $1,154 (1.0%)

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Males: 3,045  (48.4%)
Females: 3,240  (51.6%)
White population: 5,972
Black population: 71
American Indian population: 29
Asian population: 25
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 109
Two or more races population: 79

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Urban population: 4,090
Rural population: 2,195

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,380
49098  $112,380
Michigan:  $149,300


According to our research of public records there were 21 registered sex offenders living in 49098 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  36.1 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 49098, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,494 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $35,494
State:  $48,204

Salary/wage: $32,305 (reported on 85.1% of returns)
Here:  $32,305
State:  $42,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.1% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,367 (reported on 36.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,367
Michigan:  $1,725
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,849 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,849
State:  $3,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,991 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:  +$6,991
State:  +$8,532
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,349 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:  +$7,349
State:  +$9,547
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,778 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
49098:  $2,778
Michigan:  $2,875

Total itemized deductions: $15,061 (1% of AGI, reported on 23.7% of returns)
Here:  $15,061
State:  $18,509
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,833 (3.8% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:  $2,833
Michigan:  $3,365

Here:  3.8% of AGI
State:  3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,786 (reported on 69.7% of returns)
49098:  $4,786
State:  $7,691
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,764 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,764
State:  $1,737
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.9%
Here:  61%
State:  60%
(% for various income ranges: 55.9% for AGIs below $10k, 60.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.7% for AGIs over 100k)


Median household income (1999): $40,187
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,075
This zip code  $41,075
Michigan:  $46,039

Watervliet, MI (49098) map

Nearest zip codes: 49038, 49057, 49043, 49111, 49022, 49013.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  70.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 49098 with a mortgage: 831 (89 second mortgage, 117 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 389


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $766

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $242

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  8.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.1


Zip code 49098 close-up map

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 28
  • 1995 to 1998: 181
  • 1990 to 1994: 158
  • 1980 to 1989: 307
  • 1970 to 1979: 360
  • 1960 to 1969: 372
  • 1950 to 1959: 355
  • 1940 to 1949: 276
  • 1939 or earlier: 833



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Watervliet, MI (49098):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 26
  • 2 bedrooms: 480
  • 3 bedrooms: 935
  • 4 bedrooms: 284
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 105


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedrooms: 144
  • 2 bedrooms: 236
  • 3 bedrooms: 112
  • 4 bedrooms: 25
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 13



Vehicles available in 49098 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 76
  • 1 vehicle: 511
  • 2 vehicles: 818
  • 3 vehicles: 284
  • 4 vehicles: 99
  • 5 or more vehicles: 42


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 70
  • 1 vehicle: 295
  • 2 vehicles: 148
  • 3 vehicles: 23
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

Zip code 49098 household income distribution in 2005

Zip code 49098 house/condo values in 2005


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 49098:

  • $20,000 to $24,999: 4
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 4
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 30
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 18
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 121
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 84
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 117
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 142
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 195
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 112
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 165
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 85
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 50
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 35
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 25
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 9
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 5
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 19
 

Watervliet, MI (49098) map from a distance

49098 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49098:

  • Less than $100: 6
  • $100 to $149: 21
  • $150 to $199: 8
  • $200 to $249: 36
  • $250 to $299: 16
  • $300 to $349: 45
  • $350 to $399: 92
  • $400 to $449: 90
  • $450 to $499: 117
  • $500 to $549: 28
  • $550 to $599: 4
  • $600 to $649: 13
  • $700 to $749: 6
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2
  • No cash rent: 38
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,800


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,110
  • Black or African American householders: $256,028
  • Asian householders: $307,234
  • Two or more races householders: $129,721
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,101

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,006
  • One, attached: 47
  • Two: 116
  • 3 or 4: 95
  • 5 to 9: 48
  • 10 to 19: 72
  • 50 or more: 57
  • Mobile homes: 424
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
49098 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,310 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 355 (12%)
  • Railroad: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 83 (3%)
  • Other means: 38 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 70 (2%)
 

49098 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 209
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 372
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 306
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 401
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 596
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 284
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 330
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 32
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 74
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 100
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 61
  • 90 or more minutes: 28
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.5%


Household type by relationship
Households: 6,101

  • In family households: 5,332 (1,274 male householders, 431 female householders)
    1,330 spouses, 1,884 children (1,681 natural, 65 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 145 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 67 other relatives, 117 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 769 (291 male householders (250 living alone)), 387 female householders (352 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 104 (17 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 721 2-persons, 356 3-persons, 380 4-persons, 158 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 602 1-person, 65 2-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

1,102 married couples with children.
422 single-parent households (107 men, 315 women).

94.8% of residents of 49098 zip code speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 17% well, 20% not well, 14% not at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 10% well, 11% not well, 5% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 63% well, 13% not at all).

Foreign born population: 174 (2.8%)
(56.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.3%


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (29%)
  • India (26%)
  • Vietnam (9%)
  • Other Northern Africa (6%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Poland (5%)
  • Russia (5%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 64
  • 1990 to 1994: 23
  • 1985 to 1989: 16
  • 1980 to 1984: 9
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 7
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1965 to 1969: 51


Zip code 49098 races chart


First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1360
  • Other groups: 615
  • Irish: 551
  • United States or American: 472
  • English: 347
  • Italian: 245
  • Polish: 214
  • Dutch: 183
  • French (except Basque): 134
  • Swedish: 111
  • Scottish: 83
  • Hungarian: 58
  • Norwegian: 56
  • Scotch-Irish: 36
  • Danish: 31
  • European: 26
  • Lithuanian: 21
  • British: 18
  • Welsh: 18
  • French Canadian: 15
  • Croatian: 14
  • Slovak: 11
  • Swiss: 11
  • Russian: 10
  • Czech: 7
  • Pennsylvania German: 6
  • Belgian: 5
  • Czechoslovakian: 4
  • Greek: 4
  • Ukrainian: 4
  • Yugoslavian: 3
  • Arab:: 2
  • Syrian: 2


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • MI DEPT/AGRICULTURE (HIGHWAY 140-WILBUR-ELLIS in WATERVLIET, MI)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • FLETCHER PAPER CO (711 N MAIN ST in WATERVLIET, MI)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PAPER MILLS
  • MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (106 E ST JOSEPH ST in WATERVLIET, MI)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Alternative names: MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RRD
  • MI DEPT/STATE POLICE (8217 HAGER SHORE RD in WATERVLIET, MI)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Alternative names: MI DEPT/STATE POLICE (E)
  • GLOBAL AL-MG DIE CASTING INC (7870 ELM ST in WATERVLIET, MI)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • AMOCO OIL CO (AMOCO SERVICE STATION #9747 in WATERVLIET, MI)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: AMOCO OIL REMEDIATION SVC DIV (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO 9747, AMOCO OIL CO-WATERVLIET
  • BELFRY DRUG STORE (387 N MAIN in WATERVLIET, MI)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: BELFRY DRUG STORE INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • GRANDVIEW ORCHARDS (7901 TERRITORIAL ROAD in WATERVLIET, MI)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)


Median worth of mobile homes: $28,000

Zip code 49098 marital status for males
Zip code 49098 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 4605
  • Northeast: 99
  • Midwest: 679
  • South: 547
  • West: 81

62% of the 49098 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Michigan.

Population in 1990: 4,793. Population change in the 1990s: +1,492 (+31.1%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72
Here:  8.7%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
Here:  10.4%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52
Here:  27.7%
Michigan:  16.5%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (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: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



People in group quarters
  • 50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 42 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 30 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded





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