49331 Zip Code (Lowell, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 17,698
Zip code population in 2010: 16,627
Zip code population in 2000: 14,689

Houses and condos: 6,792
Renter-occupied apartments: 994
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 49331: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 90.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 196 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,729 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,621 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 49331:

• High school or higher: 94.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
• Unemployed: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49331:

• Never married: 26.9%
• Now married: 57.4%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 10.5%

• 
• • 15,675106.7%White
  • 4112.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2381.6%Two or more races
  • 1310.9%Black
  • 950.6%Asian
  • 660.4%American Indian
  • 60.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 50.03%Some other race

Urban population: 7,495
Rural population: 10,202

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49331, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,656 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,656
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $49,140 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$49,140
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.2% for AGIs below $25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 54.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,048 (reported on 37.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,048
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,978 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,978
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,482 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,482
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,702 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,702
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,168 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

49331:	$14,168
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $15,433 (reported on 0.4% of returns)

49331:	$15,433
Michigan:	$20,834

Total itemized deductions: $19,249 (19% of AGI, reported on 34.2% of returns)

Here:	$19,249
State:	$21,628

Here:	19.0% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,715 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,715
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,314 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

49331:	$7,314
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,980 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,980
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.3%

Here:	53%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $25k, 53.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 70.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49331, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $48,154 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,154
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $44,281 (reported on 88.6% of returns)

Here:	$44,281
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.1% for AGIs below $10k, 73.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,162 (reported on 47.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,162
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,936 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,936
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,866 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,866
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,554 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,554
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,861 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

49331:	$2,861
Michigan:	$2,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $14,884 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,884
Michigan:	$13,826

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,938 (22% of AGI, reported on 42.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,938
State:	$18,509

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.9% for AGIs below $10k, 10.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,945 (4% of AGI, reported on 36.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,945
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,316 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

49331:	$6,316
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,530 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,530
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.4%

Here:	56%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 47.5% for AGIs below $10k, 57.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49301, 49302, 48815, 48881, 48809, 49546.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 538
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,844

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 203 (125 now married, 76 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,976 (1,942 now married, 2,024 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49331 with a mortgage: 3,605 (12 second mortgage, 470 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,759

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,313
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $525

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 49331 household income distribution in 2017

• 240Less than $10,000
• 108$10,000 to $14,999
• 135$15,000 to $19,999
• 284$20,000 to $24,999
• 219$25,000 to $29,999
• 277$30,000 to $34,999
• 136$35,000 to $39,999
• 280$40,000 to $44,999
• 292$45,000 to $49,999
• 392$50,000 to $59,999
• 851$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,377$75,000 to $99,999
• 641$100,000 to $124,999
• 339$125,000 to $149,999
• 500$150,000 to $199,999
• 335$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 49331

• 111Less than $10,000
• 50$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 31$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 53$60,000 to $69,999
• 206$70,000 to $79,999
• 131$80,000 to $89,999
• 235$90,000 to $99,999
• 426$100,000 to $124,999
• 558$125,000 to $149,999
• 541$150,000 to $174,999
• 369$175,000 to $199,999
• 797$200,000 to $249,999
• 576$250,000 to $299,999
• 646$300,000 to $399,999
• 239$400,000 to $499,999
• 55$500,000 to $749,999
• 14$750,000 to $999,999
• 55$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 49331

• 7$200 to $249
• 42$250 to $299
• 78$350 to $399
• 37$400 to $449
• 51$500 to $549
• 44$550 to $599
• 52$600 to $649
• 63$650 to $699
• 80$700 to $749
• 141$750 to $799
• 102$800 to $899
• 20$900 to $999
• 77$1,000 to $1,249
• 42$1,250 to $1,499
• 101No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $851.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $113,537.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $193,638
• Black or African American householders: $242,321
• Asian householders: $417,488
• Some other race householders: $35,221
• Two or more races householders: $215,240
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,179

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $192,073 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,197 - $283,769

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $230,377

Here:	$230,377
State:	$200,684

Townhouses or other attached units: $532,194

Here:	$532,194
State:	$176,879

Mobile homes: $169,707

Here:	$169,707
State:	$52,615

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,444
• One, attached: 165
• Two: 137
• 3 or 4: 97
• 5 to 9: 163
• 10 to 19: 82
• 20 to 49: 108
• 50 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 547

Unemployment: 4.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49331

• 84.7%7,938Drove a car alone
• 8.4%784Carpooled
• 0.0%3Bus or trolley bus
• 0.1%12Motorcycle
• 0.1%9Bicycle
• 3.1%289Walked
• 0.4%37Other means
• 3.1%287Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49331

• 263Less than 5 minutes
• 1,0945 to 9 minutes
• 86910 to 14 minutes
• 97615 to 19 minutes
• 1,22420 to 24 minutes
• 1,26125 to 29 minutes
• 1,67930 to 34 minutes
• 37435 to 39 minutes
• 44440 to 44 minutes
• 45345 to 59 minutes
• 31760 to 89 minutes
• 10590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 17,510

• In family households: 15,517 (2,984 male householders, 1,889 female householders)

  3,954 spouses, 5,507 children (5,089 natural, 148 adopted, 271 stepchildren), 222 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 85 other relatives, 595 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,979 (609 male householders (426 living alone)), 863 female householders (661 living alone)), 506 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 190 (287 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,134 2-persons, 1,184 3-persons, 906 4-persons, 423 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,088 1-person, 349 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 12 5-persons

2,974 married couples with children.
779 single-parent households (277 men, 502 women).

97.7% of residents of 49331 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 32% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 8% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ATTWOOD CORPORATION (1016 N MONROE in LOWELL, MI)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1988-0108, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS PROFILE SHAPES; PLASTICS PRODUCTS; NONFERROUS DIE-CASTINGS, EXCEPT ALUMINUM; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
  Business NAICS classification: OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: STEELCASE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• CHERRY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12675 FORMAN ROAD in LOWELL, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08003
  Organizations: LOWELL AREA SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ADMIRAL PETROLEUM CORP (2001 W MAIN in LOWELL, MI)

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

• AMOCO OIL CO (403 W MAIN AND HUDSON in LOWELL, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , B P PRODUCTS N AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO 0036

• 413 MAIN STREET INVESTMENTS LLC (413 E MAIN in LOWELL, MI)

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

• METRIC MANUFACTURING CO INC (1001 FOREMAN RD in LOWELL, MI)

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

• ACTION AUTO STORE 064 (2001 W MAIN ST in LOWELL, MI)

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

• BIG BARNEYS FAST FREIGHT (I-96 WEST MM 4905 in LOWELL, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: BIG BARNEYS FAST FREIGHT (E)

• MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (WHITES BRIDGE RD in LOWELL, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: WHITES BRIDGE ROAD AREA

• AERO LIQUID TRANSIT INC (13565 GRAND RIVER DR in LOWELL, MI)

  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BIELIK J BRILL R KOZERA D PETTENGILL T (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• BOBS BODY SHOP (689 LINCOLN LAKE RD in LOWELL, MI)

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

• MEIJER INC (11901 FULTON in LOWELL, 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: DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORES.
  Alternative names: MEIJER INC 205

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%

Population in 1990: 12,732. Population change in the 1990s: +1,957 (+15.4%).

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

• This state: 15,166
• Northeast: 336
• Midwest: 961
• South: 336
• West: 521

61% of the 49331 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

91% of the 49331 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 259
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ULTRA TWISTED PAINTBALL (665 HUNT ST in LOWELL, MI; small business)

  $25,709 with Army for Training Aids. Signed on 2006-05-15. Completion date: 2006-05-25.

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)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49331 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	71	75.0 years
William	57	75.8 years
Mary	51	76.9 years
Robert	44	69.5 years
George	42	78.8 years
James	42	73.5 years
Charles	34	75.6 years
Frank	33	78.9 years
Helen	30	82.5 years
Margaret	29	81.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 49331 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	38	73.7 years
Smith	31	73.5 years
Johnson	22	79.8 years
Roth	20	79.8 years
Ford	17	81.4 years
Clark	17	77.1 years
Yeiter	13	79.1 years
Wingeier	13	85.5 years
Anderson	13	67.9 years
Kyser	11	82.3 years

Businesses in zip code 49331
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	1
Arby's	1		Meijer	1
AutoZone	1		Rite Aid	1
Burger King	1		Sprint Nextel	2
FedEx	1		Taco Bell	1
Ford	1		U-Haul	1
GNC	1		UPS	1
H&R Block	1		Walgreens	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1		YMCA	1