Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,845
| This zip code: | $36,845 | | Michigan: | $47,950 |
Nearest zip codes: 49454, 49449, 49411, 49405, 49634, 49420.
Housing units in zip code 49431 with a mortgage: 2,345 (123 second mortgage, 294 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,505
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,020
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $352
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.7% | | Whole state: | 14.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 220
- 1995 to 1998: 491
- 1990 to 1994: 715
- 1980 to 1989: 720
- 1970 to 1979: 1,441
- 1960 to 1969: 921
- 1950 to 1959: 1,028
- 1940 to 1949: 765
- 1939 or earlier: 2,463
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ludington, MI (49431): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 148
- 2 bedrooms: 1,161
- 3 bedrooms: 2,621
- 4 bedrooms: 843
- 5 or more bedrooms: 207
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 28
- 1 bedrooms: 496
- 2 bedrooms: 816
- 3 bedrooms: 394
- 4 bedrooms: 79
- 5 or more bedrooms: 38
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Vehicles available in 49431 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 218
- 1 vehicle: 1,557
- 2 vehicles: 2,158
- 3 vehicles: 734
- 4 vehicles: 245
- 5 or more vehicles: 68
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 395
- 1 vehicle: 883
- 2 vehicles: 463
- 3 vehicles: 92
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 49431:
- Less than $10,000: 25
- $10,000 to $14,999: 22
- $15,000 to $19,999: 56
- $20,000 to $24,999: 47
- $25,000 to $29,999: 40
- $30,000 to $34,999: 33
- $35,000 to $39,999: 27
- $40,000 to $49,999: 136
- $50,000 to $59,999: 185
- $60,000 to $69,999: 189
- $70,000 to $79,999: 298
- $80,000 to $89,999: 332
- $90,000 to $99,999: 356
- $100,000 to $124,999: 923
- $125,000 to $149,999: 505
- $150,000 to $174,999: 368
- $175,000 to $199,999: 361
- $200,000 to $249,999: 397
- $250,000 to $299,999: 208
- $300,000 to $399,999: 264
- $400,000 to $499,999: 72
- $500,000 to $749,999: 66
- $750,000 to $999,999: 20
- $1,000,000 or more: 20
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 49431:
- Less than $100: 16
- $100 to $149: 35
- $150 to $199: 118
- $200 to $249: 93
- $250 to $299: 79
- $300 to $349: 123
- $350 to $399: 101
- $400 to $449: 113
- $450 to $499: 105
- $500 to $549: 139
- $550 to $599: 83
- $600 to $649: 48
- $650 to $699: 46
- $700 to $749: 30
- $750 to $799: 32
- $800 to $899: 44
- $900 to $999: 19
- $1,000 to $1,249: 37
- $1,250 to $1,499: 31
- No cash rent: 166
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $100,215.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $119,232
- Black or African American householders: $183,914
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $36,088
- Asian householders: $156,153
- Some other race householders: $100,215
- Two or more races householders: $73,426
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,341
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,475 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
| 49431: | $120,475 | | Michigan: | $153,100 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,207 - $131,962
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $161,651| Here: | $161,651 | | State: | $200,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $188,840| Here: | $188,840 | | State: | $181,134 |
In 2-unit structures: $156,709| Here: | $156,709 | | State: | $129,336 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,152| Here: | $139,152 | | State: | $151,605 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $165,598| Here: | $165,598 | | State: | $149,899 |
Mobile homes: $46,145| Here: | $46,145 | | State: | $39,606 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,488
- One, attached: 166
- Two: 399
- 3 or 4: 314
- 5 to 9: 204
- 10 to 19: 170
- 20 to 49: 189
- 50 or more: 137
- Mobile homes: 676
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,080 (83%)
- Carpooled: 624 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 67 (1%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
- Bicycle: 28 (0%)
- Walked: 216 (3%)
- Other means: 37 (1%)
- Worked at home: 291 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 772
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2203
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1674
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1060
- 20 to 24 minutes: 540
- 25 to 29 minutes: 110
- 30 to 34 minutes: 325
- 35 to 39 minutes: 48
- 40 to 44 minutes: 33
- 45 to 59 minutes: 73
- 60 to 89 minutes: 100
- 90 or more minutes: 127
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 16,205
- In family households: 13,650 (3,599 male householders, 1,037 female householders)
3,735 spouses, 4,608 children (4,265 natural, 92 adopted, 251 stepchildren), 181 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 70 other relatives, 288 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,555 (907 male householders (783 living alone)), 1,331 female householders (1,196 living alone)), 317 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 309 (250 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,245 2-persons, 1,008 3-persons, 823 4-persons, 396 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,979 1-person, 241 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 5-persons.
2,724 married couples with children.
1,021 single-parent households (191 men, 830 women).
95.8% of residents of 49431 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 28% well, 11% not well, 2% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 10% well, 7% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 18% well, 14% not well).
Foreign born population: 291 (1.8%)
(66.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (20%)
- Canada (19%)
- Netherlands (9%)
- Syria (7%)
- Ireland (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- Korea (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 28
- 1990 to 1994: 20
- 1985 to 1989: 59
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 24
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1965 to 1969: 112
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White population: 15,835
Black population: 100
American Indian population: 124
Asian population: 48
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 144
Two or more races population: 253

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 3047 |
|  Other groups: 1317 |
|  Polish: 1289 |
|  Irish: 1230 |
|  English: 1181 |
|  United States or American: 1002 |
|  Swedish: 779 |
|  Dutch: 508 |
|  French (except Basque): 439 |
|  Danish: 353 |
|  Italian: 292 |
|  Norwegian: 273 |
|  French Canadian: 233 |
|  Scottish: 177 |
|  Lithuanian: 146 |
|  European: 122 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 117 |
|  Czech: 91 |
|  Finnish: 71 |
|  Hungarian: 60 |
|  Scandinavian: 50 |
|  Welsh: 49 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 46 |
|  Canadian: 42 |
|  Arab:: 39 |
|  Greek: 37 |
|  Austrian: 33 |
|  Armenian: 27 |
|  Belgian: 27 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 21 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 21 |
|  Ukrainian: 17 |
|  Croatian: 14 |
|  Jordanian: 11 |
|  Northern European: 11 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Lebanese: 7 |
|  Russian: 7 |
|  Celtic: 5 |
|  British: 5 |
|  Eastern European: 3 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (1600 S. MADISON ST. in LUDINGTON, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1995-0339, 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)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DOW CHEM-LUDINGTON, DOW CHEMICAL LUDINGTON PLANT, DOW CHEMICAL USA, DOW NORTH AMERICA
- GREAT LAKES CASTINGS CORPORATION (800 N. WASHINGTON AVE. in LUDINGTON, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1992-0007, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: GRAY AND DUCTILE IRON FOUNDRIES
Business NAICS classification: IRON FOUNDRIES.; STEEL FOUNDRIES (EXCEPT INVESTMENT).
Alternative names: GREAT LAKES CASTING CORP
- METALWORKS INCORPORATED (902 4TH STREET in LUDINGTON, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 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: OFFICE FURNITURE, EXCEPT WOOD; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: METALWORKS, INC.
- FOSTER SCHOOL (505 E. FOSTER STREET in LUDINGTON, MI)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01275
Organizations: LUDINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (721 E. ANDERSON STREET in LUDINGTON, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01301
Organizations: LUDINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DUNES EDUCATIONAL CENTER (111 N. DENNIS ROAD in LUDINGTON, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08546
Organizations: MASON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMERASTAR INCORPORATED (502 SOUTH JAMES ST in LUDINGTON, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Organizations: STACK ON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GENUINE PARTS CO OF MICH DIV (227 W LUDINGTON AVE in LUDINGTON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KENNETH L. MCCARTHY, MGR. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DAVID WARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NAPA OF LUDINGTON
- FAIRVIEW ORCHARDS (PERE MARQUETTE HWY & CONRAD RD in LUDINGTON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: APPLE ORCHARDS.
Organizations: DANIEL ROBOTHAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FIVECO LLC (409 WEST LUDINGTON AVE in LUDINGTON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- FLORACRAFT CORPORATION (1 LONGFELLOW PLACE in LUDINGTON, MI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS FOAM PRODUCTS
- DR STEPHEN W PETERSON DDS MS (701 N WASHINGTON STREET in LUDINGTON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- DUSTYS AUTO BODY & DETAIL (125 WATER ST in LUDINGTON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RICHARD G. DUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 49431
- Four Seasons Lodging & BRKFST, 717 E Ludington Ave, Ludington, MI 49431, Phone: (231) 843-3448
- Holiday Inn Express, 5323 W US 10, Ludington, MI 49431, Phone: (231) 845-7004, Fax: (231) 843-1677
- Holiday Inn Express, 5373 W Us-10, Ludington, MI 49431, Phone: (231) 845-7004, Fax: (231) 843-1677
- Days Inn Of Ludington, 5095 W US 10, Ludington, MI 49431, Phone: (231) 843-2233, Fax: (231) 843-1945
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 49431
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,003
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (73%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13183
- Northeast: 408
- Midwest: 1515
- South: 768
- West: 327
58% of the 49431 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 13,169. Population change in the 1990s: +3,338 (+25.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 216
| Here: | 10.6% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 1.4% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
| Here: | 7.4% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MERDEL GAME MANUFACTURING CO I (218 E DOWLAND ST in LUDINGTON, MI; small business): $17,770 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2006
$10,229 with Army for Games, Toys and Wheeled Goods. Signed on 2003-07-22. Completion date: 2003-08-06.
$4,075 with Army for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2003-12-01.
$3,466 with Air Force for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Signed on 2006-03-02. Completion date: 2006-03-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 5)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 17, 1-4: 14)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
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
- 178 people in nursing homes
- 68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32 people in other group homes
- 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 2 people in military barracks, etc.
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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