49847 Zip Code (MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2015: 959
Zip code population in 2010: 998
Zip code population in 2000: 1,041

Houses and condos: 542
Renter-occupied apartments: 62
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 49847: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2015:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $798 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $900 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 49847:

• High school or higher: 91.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49847:

• Never married: 25.6%
• Now married: 52.3%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 13.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49847, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,926 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,926
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $31,073 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$31,073
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $525 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$525
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $471 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$471
State:	$6,225

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,000 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$9,326

Profit/loss from business: +$4,657 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,657
State:	+$11,523

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,900 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

49847:	$5,900
Michigan:	$15,298

Total itemized deductions: $14,729 (28% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,729
State:	$21,628

Here:	27.7% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,050 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,050
State:	$4,225

Taxes paid: $4,517 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

49847:	$4,517
State:	$8,327

Earned income credit: $1,936 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,936
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.4%

Here:	57%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 47.6% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49847, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,454 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,454
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $26,162 (reported on 87.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,162
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $625 (reported on 46.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$625
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $750 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$750
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,436 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,436
State:	+$8,532

Profit/loss from business: +$6,000 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,000
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,733 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

49847:	$2,733
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $13,706 (23% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,706
State:	$18,509

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $982 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$982
State:	$3,365

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

Total tax: $3,261 (reported on 69.8% of returns)

49847:	$3,261
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,488 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,488
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.5%

Here:	60%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 53.5% for AGIs below $10k, 50.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49886, 49863, 49874, 49812, 49821, 49892.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 61
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 355

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 239 (114 now married, 125 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49847 with a mortgage: 207 (4 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $959
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $380

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

• Zip code 49847 household income distribution in 2015

• 
• 32Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 47$15,000 to $19,999
• 22$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$45,000 to $49,999
• 69$50,000 to $59,999
• 68$60,000 to $74,999
• 28$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2015 in zip code 49847

• 
• 3Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 55$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2015 in zip code 49847

• 
• 2Less than $100
• 2$100 to $149
• 8$150 to $199
• 8$200 to $249
• 8$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 16No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2015: $436.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $69,989
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $140,867

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $82,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,200 - $137,500

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $91,807

Here:	$91,807
State:	$180,906

Mobile homes: $156,077

Here:	$156,077
State:	$50,337

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 460
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 1
• 3 or 4: 8
• 5 to 9: 8
• 20 to 49: 18
• Mobile homes: 38

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49847

• 
• 85.0%425Drove a car alone
• 8.2%41Carpooled
• 2.2%11Walked
• 4.6%23Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49847

• 
• 46Less than 5 minutes
• 735 to 9 minutes
• 3010 to 14 minutes
• 2515 to 19 minutes
• 5420 to 24 minutes
• 1925 to 29 minutes
• 11630 to 34 minutes
• 4435 to 39 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 3445 to 59 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 959

• In family households: 784 (133 male householders, 127 female householders)

  207 spouses, 274 children (258 natural, 1 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 20 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 175 (73 male householders (73 living alone)), 83 female householders (67 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 140 1-person, 16 2-persons

93 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (14 men, 41 women).

99.0% of residents of 49847 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MEYER TOWNSHIP SEWER DISTRICT (SECTION 11, T38N, R27W, in HERMANSVILLE, MI)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: MEYER TWP SEWER DIST

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.6%

Population in 1990: 1,090. Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-4.5%).

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

• This state: 770
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 144
• South: 28

72% of the 49847 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

97% of the 49847 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different 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:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49847 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	15	87.0 years
John	15	80.2 years
William	14	77.1 years
Edward	9	80.0 years
Fred	8	81.4 years
George	7	75.8 years
Agnes	6	78.5 years
Richard	6	68.5 years
Frank	6	81.2 years
Anna	6	86.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 49847 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ayotte	11	81.3 years
Lacoursier	9	75.1 years
Faccio	8	79.0 years
Schultz	8	81.0 years
Earle	5	88.4 years
Malone	5	65.2 years
Menard	5	76.4 years
Nelson	5	78.6 years
Poquette	5	66.8 years
Raiche	5	74.4 years