49838 Zip Code (MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2015: 558
Zip code population in 2010: 504
Zip code population in 2000: 341

Houses and condos: 652
Renter-occupied apartments: 42
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 2015:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $785 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,594 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 49838:

• High school or higher: 82.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 11.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49838:

• Never married: 14.4%
• Now married: 69.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• 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: 76
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 171

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 87 (50 now married, 37 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49838 with a mortgage: 119 (7 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 86

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $925
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $408

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2015:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2015:

• Zip code 49838 household income distribution in 2015

• 
• 36Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 34$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2015 in zip code 49838

• 
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $174,999
• 38$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2015 in zip code 49838

• 
• 2$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 2$350 to $399
• 10$450 to $499
• 4$550 to $599
• 4$900 to $999
• 15No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2015: $845.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015: $153,125.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2015 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,918
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $125,567
• Two or more races householders: $107,629

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $133,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,200 - $233,900

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 591
• Two: 3
• 10 to 19: 4
• Mobile homes: 52
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Unemployment: 11.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49838

• 
• 78.7%122Drove a car alone
• 12.3%19Carpooled
• 1.9%3Other means
• 7.1%11Worked at home

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

• 
• 245 to 9 minutes
• 510 to 14 minutes
• 2215 to 19 minutes
• 1220 to 24 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 2835 to 39 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 558

• In family households: 499 (118 male householders, 75 female householders)

  158 spouses, 112 children (93 natural, 1 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 18 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 59 (21 male householders (18 living alone)), 33 female householders (30 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 126 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 20 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person, 6 2-persons

58 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (36 women).

98.5% of residents of 49838 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% 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: 6.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.4%

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

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

• This state: 476
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 38
• South: 14
• West: 20

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.

90% of the 49838 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% 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