49838 Zip Code (MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2016: 563
Zip code population in 2010: 504
Zip code population in 2000: 341

Houses and condos: 683
Renter-occupied apartments: 48
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 49838: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 139.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 49838

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $815 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,412 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 49838:

• High school or higher: 83.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
• Unemployed: 8.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49838:

• Never married: 16.6%
• Now married: 65.7%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 8.3%
• Divorced: 7.7%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49838, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,088 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,088
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $22,500 (reported on 64.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,500
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.5% for AGIs below $25k, 38.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $286 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$286
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,750 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

49838:	$8,750
Michigan:	$15,298

Total itemized deductions: $18,750 (25% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,750
State:	$21,628

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,400 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

49838:	$4,400
State:	$8,327

Earned income credit: $2,467 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,467
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.7%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49838, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,328 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,328
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $21,277 (reported on 72.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,277
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.1% for AGIs below $10k, 54.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 39.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $549 (reported on 56.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$549
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $188 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$188
State:	$3,420

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,789 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,789
State:	+$8,532

Profit/loss from business: +$167 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$167
State:	+$9,547

Total itemized deductions: $12,938 (31% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,938
State:	$18,509

Here:	31.1% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $750 (2% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$750
State:	$3,365

Here:	1.6% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,541 (reported on 67.8% of returns)

49838:	$3,541
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,080 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,080
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.8%

Here:	53%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 36.8% for AGIs below $10k, 50.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49820, 49827, 49836, 49840, 49853, 49762.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 68
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 176

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 82 (40 now married, 41 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49838 with a mortgage: 108 (5 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 90

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $882
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $392

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:

• Zip code 49838 household income distribution in 2016

• 
• 35Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 22$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 49838

• 
• 3Less than $10,000
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 18$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$400,000 to $499,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 49838

• 
• 1$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 1$350 to $399
• 7$450 to $499
• 3$550 to $599
• 5$900 to $999
• 6$1,000 to $1,249
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2016: $905.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $195,840.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,768
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $114,664
• Two or more races householders: $98,283

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $122,090 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,743 - $227,547

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 611
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 63

Unemployment: 8.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49838

• 
• 73.7%117Drove a car alone
• 13.9%22Carpooled
• 1.9%3Other means
• 9.4%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49838

• 
• 135 to 9 minutes
• 610 to 14 minutes
• 2215 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 2830 to 34 minutes
• 2135 to 39 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 564

• In family households: 489 (102 male householders, 73 female householders)

  140 spouses, 119 children (99 natural, 1 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 74 (45 male householders (44 living alone)), 24 female householders (21 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 19 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 4 2-persons

51 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (45 women).

97.1% of residents of 49838 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.0%

Population in 1990: 615. Population change in the 1990s: -274 (-44.6%).

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

• This state: 490
• Midwest: 29
• South: 9
• West: 24

69% of the 49838 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

88% of the 49838 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Septic Tank and Related Services (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Siding Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49838 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	75.7 years
William	8	71.1 years
George	5	75.8 years
Edward	3	78.3 years
Anna	3	74.3 years
Charles	3	81.7 years
Howard	3	67.7 years
James	3	62.0 years
Kenneth	3	76.6 years
Robert	3	63.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 49838 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brawley	7	75.0 years
Morrison	5	67.0 years
Mcneil	4	70.0 years
Strom	4	76.0 years
Abram	3	82.0 years
Hewitt	3	89.3 years
Deneau	3	76.3 years
Burnham	3	73.3 years
Rushford	3	73.0 years
Barr	2	80.0 years