49847 Zip Code (MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2013: 922
Zip code population in 2010: 998
Zip code population in 2000: 1,041

Houses and condos: 579
Renter-occupied apartments: 48
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 49847: 80.5 (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 2013:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $897 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $777 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 49847:

• High school or higher: 88.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
• Unemployed: 6.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49847:

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 58.3%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 12.8%

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: 54
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 370

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: 191 (96 now married, 95 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49847 with a mortgage: 209 (11 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 167

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $997
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S324

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:

• Zip code 49847 household income distribution in 2013

• 
• 31Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 48$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 50$25,000 to $29,999
• 38$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $44,999
• 43$45,000 to $49,999
• 55$50,000 to $59,999
• 44$60,000 to $74,999
• 28$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 49847

• 
• 8Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 31$40,000 to $49,999
• 42$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$60,000 to $69,999
• 34$70,000 to $79,999
• 25$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 46$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 51$150,000 to $174,999
• 17$175,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 49847

• 
• 3Less than $100
• 7$150 to $199
• 3$250 to $299
• 7$300 to $349
• 9$350 to $399
• 4$400 to $449
• 3$450 to $499
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2013: $386.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2013 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $72,720
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $85,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,000 - $150,500

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 482
• One, attached: 11
• Two: 1
• 5 to 9: 18
• 20 to 49: 20
• Mobile homes: 47

Unemployment: 6.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49847

• 
• 86.6%363Drove a car alone
• 7.6%32Carpooled
• 2.1%9Walked
• 3.6%15Worked at home

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

• 
• 30Less than 5 minutes
• 735 to 9 minutes
• 3510 to 14 minutes
• 3215 to 19 minutes
• 5420 to 24 minutes
• 1225 to 29 minutes
• 9430 to 34 minutes
• 1735 to 39 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 3145 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 922

• In family households: 777 (136 male householders, 146 female householders)

  223 spouses, 228 children (215 natural, 1 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 30 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 145 (45 male householders (42 living alone)), 97 female householders (97 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 146 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 10 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 139 1-person, 3 2-persons

92 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (44 women).

97.4% of residents of 49847 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
0.9% 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: 5.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.2%

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

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

• This state: 762
• Northeast: 17
• Midwest: 108
• South: 20
• West: 4

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.

98% of the 49847 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% 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:

• 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