49839 Zip Code (MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 308
Zip code population in 2010: 479
Zip code population in 2000: 433

Houses and condos: 596
Renter-occupied apartments: 25
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49839: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 138.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 22.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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 no mortgage in 2022: $1,426 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 49839:

• High school or higher: 92.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49839:

• Never married: 13.6%
• Now married: 68.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 10.2%
• Divorced: 7.8%

• 
• • 29697.0%White
  • 72.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.3%Black
  • 10.3%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49839, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,249 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,249
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $18,786 (reported on 68.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,786
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 44.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 42.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 34.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,797 (reported on 67.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,797
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,694 (reported on 33.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,694
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,837 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,837
State:	+$8,532

Profit/loss from business: +$4,147 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,147
State:	+$9,547

Total itemized deductions: $16,308 (30% of AGI, reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,308
State:	$18,509

Here:	30.4% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,923 (3% of AGI, reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,923
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,921 (reported on 70.9% of returns)

49839:	$3,921
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.8%

Here:	65%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 65.9% for AGIs below $10k, 61.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 119.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 49883, 49884, 49853, 49836, 49840, 49854.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 173

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (14 now married, 17 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49839 with a mortgage: 37
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $990
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $494

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

• Zip code 49839 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 48$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49839

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 15$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$400,000 to $499,999
• 5$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49839

• 7$550 to $599
• 5$750 to $799
• 2$800 to $899
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $810.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $513,437.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $163,615
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $71,955
• Two or more races householders: $121,770

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $167,379 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $146,064 - $258,304

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 496
• 5 to 9: 18
• 10 to 19: 35
• Mobile homes: 44

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49839

• 49.0%40Drove a car alone
• 11.0%9Carpooled
• 9.8%8Bicycle
• 13.5%11Walked
• 14.7%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49839

• 12Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 615 to 19 minutes
• 530 to 34 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 308

• Male householders: 54 (24 living alone), Female householders: 122 (26 living alone)

• 96 spouses (96 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19 children (19 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 99 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 7 2-persons

19 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

102.6% of residents of 49839 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FORMER GRAND MARAIS AFS (INTERSECT OF RIDGE & WOODRUFF in GRAND MARAIS, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%

Population in 1990: 508.

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

• This state: 232
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 30
• South: 24
• West: 5

60% of the 49839 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

101% of the 49839 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CABIN FEVER CONSTRUCTION (E20624 ADAMS TRAIL in GRAND MARAIS, MI; small business)

  $7,532 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-06-15.

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Social Advocacy Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49839 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	12	82.2 years
William	7	74.7 years
Robert	7	80.8 years
Edward	6	74.3 years
Harold	6	78.0 years
Mary	6	83.5 years
James	5	74.8 years
Joseph	5	76.4 years
Frank	4	84.5 years
Anna	4	78.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 49839 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Abrahamson	6	72.8 years
Johnson	6	70.5 years
Hill	5	72.8 years
Olli	5	77.2 years
Lundquist	4	82.2 years
Smith	4	77.5 years
Wood	4	86.5 years
Newberg	4	77.7 years
Soldenski	4	83.7 years
Corey	3	82.0 years