49449 Zip Code (Pentwater, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,696
Zip code population in 2010: 2,675
Zip code population in 2000: 2,800

Houses and condos: 2,596
Renter-occupied apartments: 134
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49449: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 40.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 67 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,264 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,292 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 49449:

• High school or higher: 96.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 17.2%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49449:

• Never married: 21.3%
• Now married: 63.5%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 6.0%
• Divorced: 8.8%

• 
• • 2,52693.8%White
  • 923.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 692.6%Two or more races
  • 70.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49449, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $69,402 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$69,402
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $49,444 (reported on 61.5% of returns)

Here:	$49,444
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 921.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2502.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4796.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6672.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9795.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,499 (reported on 45.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,499
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.9% for AGIs below $25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 99.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 150.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 180.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,850 (reported on 33.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,850
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 146.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 460.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 620.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,716 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

Here:	+$15,716
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.5% for AGIs below $25k, 45.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 646.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1286.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,433 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,433
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.1% for AGIs below $25k, 124.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 275.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 550.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 496.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $22,538 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

49449:	$22,538
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 248.1% for AGIs below $25k, 420.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 456.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1862.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2372.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $38,136 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$38,136
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 201.5% for AGIs below $25k, 556.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1008.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $7,780 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$7,780
State:	$13,548

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 302.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,618 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

49449:	$7,618
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.9% for AGIs below $25k, 120.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 243.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,918 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,918
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.4% for AGIs below $25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.9%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $25k, 93.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49449, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,718 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,718
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $38,062 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$38,062
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.4% for AGIs below $25k, 53.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 37.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,712 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,712
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,228 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

Here:	$6,228
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,014 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,014
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,716 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,716
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,945 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

49449:	$17,945
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,213 (24% of AGI, reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,213
State:	$21,628

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,444 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,444
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,540 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

49449:	$8,540
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,884 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,884
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.0%

Here:	63%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 53.6% for AGIs below $25k, 62.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49449, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,956 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,956
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $29,755 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,755
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 136.8% for AGIs below $10k, 57.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,483 (reported on 57.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,483
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,829 (reported on 35.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,829
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,067 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,067
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.9% for AGIs below $10k, -1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,071 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,071
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$115 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

Here:	+$115
State:	-$4,492

IRA payment deduction: $2,950 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

49449:	$2,950
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $18,522 (25% of AGI, reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,522
State:	$18,509

Here:	25.3% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.5% for AGIs below $10k, 11.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,891 (5% of AGI, reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,891
State:	$3,365

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,749 (reported on 73.8% of returns)

49449:	$5,749
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,614 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,614
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.1%

Here:	62%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 48.6% for AGIs below $10k, 59.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49420, 49436, 49455, 49454, 49431, 49405.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 125
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,067

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 407 (135 now married, 273 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49449 with a mortgage: 577 (71 second mortgage, 66 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 99

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,461
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $638

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 49449 household income distribution in 2022

• 37Less than $10,000
• 47$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$20,000 to $24,999
• 30$25,000 to $29,999
• 63$30,000 to $34,999
• 59$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $44,999
• 41$45,000 to $49,999
• 105$50,000 to $59,999
• 143$60,000 to $74,999
• 230$75,000 to $99,999
• 157$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 63$150,000 to $199,999
• 78$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49449

• 3Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 84$150,000 to $174,999
• 46$175,000 to $199,999
• 203$200,000 to $249,999
• 90$250,000 to $299,999
• 228$300,000 to $399,999
• 133$400,000 to $499,999
• 144$500,000 to $749,999
• 51$750,000 to $999,999
• 19$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49449

• 24$150 to $199
• 4$300 to $349
• 4$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 19$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 16$600 to $649
• 16$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$1,250 to $1,499
• 35No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $708.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $448,615.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $316,563
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $183,392
• Asian householders: $634,818
• Two or more races householders: $775,889
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $268,034

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $297,377 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $205,994 - $463,858

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $394,715

Here:	$394,715
State:	$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $409,716

Here:	$409,716
State:	$239,520

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,534

Here:	$160,534
State:	$192,733

Mobile homes: $87,793

Here:	$87,793
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,243
• One, attached: 35
• 3 or 4: 57
• 5 to 9: 34
• 10 to 19: 35
• Mobile homes: 183

Unemployment: 3.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49449

• 71.4%707Drove a car alone
• 9.6%95Carpooled
• 2.4%24Walked
• 0.2%2Other means
• 17.2%170Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49449

• 61Less than 5 minutes
• 1155 to 9 minutes
• 6810 to 14 minutes
• 15915 to 19 minutes
• 14920 to 24 minutes
• 6825 to 29 minutes
• 6730 to 34 minutes
• 1635 to 39 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 2245 to 59 minutes
• 4860 to 89 minutes
• 3790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,696

• Male householders: 539 (102 living alone), Female householders: 659 (147 living alone)

• 783 spouses (783 opposite-sex spouses), 87 unmarried partners, (82 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 489 children (480 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 42 non-relatives

Size of family households: 610 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 249 1-person, 68 2-persons

206 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (12 men, 95 women).

97.9% of residents of 49449 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% very well, 7% well, 5% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ADAMS TRUCKING AND EXCAVATING (9109 N. 72ND in PENTWATER, MI)

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

• MI DEPT/STATE POLICE (6020 THIELE in PENTWATER, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: MI DEPT/STATE POLICE (E)

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 3,915.

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

• This state: 2,057
• Northeast: 48
• Midwest: 407
• South: 102
• West: 51

64% of the 49449 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

95% of the 49449 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 6 establishments)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Marinas (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 20 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (44.7%), and Outside Fires (35.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49449
• 8444.7%Structure Fires
• 6635.1%Outside Fires
• 2211.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 168.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 49449, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 49449 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	33	76.4 years
William	30	78.8 years
Charles	18	77.4 years
Mary	18	79.2 years
Margaret	17	78.8 years
Richard	16	77.8 years
James	16	69.4 years
Robert	15	75.3 years
Dorothy	12	83.2 years
Carl	12	79.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 49449 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	13	75.8 years
Smith	12	78.7 years
Lentz	7	74.7 years
Peterson	6	82.7 years
Carlson	5	76.6 years
Cutler	5	72.0 years
Gustafson	5	78.6 years
Beard	5	78.0 years
Graham	5	77.6 years
Jones	5	76.0 years

Businesses in zip code 49449

• Comfort Inn: 1