49729 Zip Code (Ellsworth, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,459
Zip code population in 2010: 1,446
Zip code population in 2000: 1,656

Houses and condos: 1,015
Renter-occupied apartments: 81
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49729: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 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: $1,629 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,644 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 49729:

• High school or higher: 90.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
• Unemployed: 4.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49729:

• Never married: 25.1%
• Now married: 58.2%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 7.5%

• 
• • 1,37494.5%White
  • 312.1%Two or more races
  • 281.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 120.8%Black
  • 80.6%American Indian
  • 10.07%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49729, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,090 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,090
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $46,503 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$46,503
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 891.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3266.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6211.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9790.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18761.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $854 (reported on 32.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$854
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.3% for AGIs below $25k, 28.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 205.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,646 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,646
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 162.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 230.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,458 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,458
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.7% for AGIs below $25k, 37.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 284.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 906.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,250 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,250
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.8% for AGIs below $25k, 140.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 417.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,956 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

49729:	$15,956
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 184.2% for AGIs below $25k, 651.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 941.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,667 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$29,667
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1483.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,650 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$11,650
State:	$13,548

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 291.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $7,933 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

49729:	$7,933
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 396.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.6% for AGIs below $25k, 54.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.5%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 111.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49729, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,119 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,119
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $37,105 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$37,105
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.9% for AGIs below $25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $922 (reported on 39.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$922
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,690 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,690
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$21,978 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$21,978
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,755 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,755
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,212 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

49729:	$12,212
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,333 (17% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,333
State:	$21,628

Here:	16.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,831 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,831
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,506 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

49729:	$7,506
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,808 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,808
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.0%

Here:	58%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 58.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49729, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,604 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,604
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $31,990 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$31,990
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.9% for AGIs below $10k, 75.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,098 (reported on 45.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,098
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,283 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,283
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,163 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,163
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,413 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,413
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,688 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

49729:	$1,688
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $15,036 (24% of AGI, reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,036
State:	$18,509

Here:	23.6% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.7% for AGIs below $10k, 10.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,975 (4% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,975
State:	$3,365

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,556 (reported on 70.9% of returns)

49729:	$4,556
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,610 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,610
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.6%

Here:	61%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 44.8% for AGIs below $10k, 62.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49622, 49627, 49720, 49648, 49727, 49615.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 32
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 609

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (12 now married, 8 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 267 (139 now married, 127 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49729 with a mortgage: 331 (13 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,120
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $519

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

• Zip code 49729 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 29$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 43$40,000 to $44,999
• 39$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 79$60,000 to $74,999
• 134$75,000 to $99,999
• 54$100,000 to $124,999
• 74$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49729

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 33$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 62$100,000 to $124,999
• 48$125,000 to $149,999
• 78$150,000 to $174,999
• 63$175,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 to $249,999
• 58$250,000 to $299,999
• 71$300,000 to $399,999
• 35$400,000 to $499,999
• 25$500,000 to $749,999
• 14$750,000 to $999,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49729

• 7$300 to $349
• 1$400 to $449
• 9$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 13$600 to $649
• 16$700 to $749
• 18$800 to $899
• 6No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,033.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,763,294.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $193,660
• Black or African American householders: $377,457
• Two or more races householders: $97,233

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $197,285 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,641 - $316,064

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $135,519

Here:	$135,519
State:	$280,038

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 953
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 1
• 3 or 4: 3
• Mobile homes: 44

Unemployment: 4.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49729

• 74.8%593Drove a car alone
• 8.1%64Carpooled
• 1.0%8Motorcycle
• 3.8%30Walked
• 2.1%17Other means
• 9.1%72Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49729

• 65Less than 5 minutes
• 735 to 9 minutes
• 5610 to 14 minutes
• 12015 to 19 minutes
• 14320 to 24 minutes
• 4125 to 29 minutes
• 6930 to 34 minutes
• 535 to 39 minutes
• 1840 to 44 minutes
• 9445 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 1090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,459

• Male householders: 364 (88 living alone), Female householders: 281 (63 living alone)

• 354 spouses (354 opposite-sex spouses), 92 unmarried partners, (87 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 307 children (295 natural, 8 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 32 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 240 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 150 1-person, 63 2-persons

218 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (23 men, 9 women).

94.4% of residents of 49729 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% very well, 66% well, 13% not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL (9467 PARK STREET in ELLSWORTH, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-05859
  Organizations: ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DRENTH BROTHERS INC GRAVEL PIT (7115 ESSEX RD in ELLSWORTH, MI)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Organizations: DRENTH BROTHERS, INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ELL-TRON MFG CO (9709 MAIN ST in ELLSWORTH, MI)

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

• DRENTH BROTHERS, INC. (9448 SIX MILE LAKE RD in ELLSWORTH, MI)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• ELLSWORTH FARMERS CO-OP (6927 CENTER BOX 98 in ELLSWORTH, MI)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%

Population in 1990: 1,223. Population change in the 1990s: +433 (+35.4%).

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

• This state: 1,209
• Northeast: 32
• Midwest: 104
• South: 59
• West: 17

57% of the 49729 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

95% of the 49729 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 74
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 3)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of reported fires - 17 took place in 2012, and the least - 4 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (56.5%), and Outside Fires (35.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49729
• 9156.5%Structure Fires
• 5735.4%Outside Fires
• 127.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 10.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 49729, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 49729 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	12	78.3 years
George	10	70.7 years
William	9	82.2 years
James	8	80.2 years
Mary	8	83.6 years
Edward	7	68.4 years
Robert	7	70.3 years
Alice	7	81.6 years
Charles	7	77.0 years
Margaret	6	81.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 49729 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Drenth	12	74.7 years
Veenstra	8	82.4 years
Denny	6	80.0 years
Shooks	6	77.8 years
Klooster	6	77.0 years
Elzinga	6	85.0 years
Wynsma	5	83.1 years
Watros	5	72.2 years
Rood	5	78.8 years
Essenberg	5	82.2 years

Businesses in zip code 49729

• U-Haul: 1
• UPS: 1