Estimated zip code population in 2019: 12,547 Zip code population in 2010: 12,242 Zip code population in 2000: 12,619
Houses and condos: 6,622 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,054
% of renters here:
20%
State:
28%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 49849: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 284.4 sq. mi. Water area: 13.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 44 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.3% ($1,495)
Michigan:
1.4% ($2,455)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,585 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,389 (1.3%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49849, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,162 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$48,162
State:
$55,609
Salary/wage: $44,209 (reported on 80.3% of returns)
Here:
$44,209
State:
$46,782
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.0% for AGIs below $25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 53.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $608 (reported on 41.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$608
Michigan:
$1,491
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,940 (reported on 21.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,940
State:
$6,225
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,699 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
+$3,699
State:
+$9,326
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,855 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
+$9,855
State:
+$11,523
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,598 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
49849:
$11,598
Michigan:
$15,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,789 (17% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
$16,789
State:
$21,628
Here:
17.5% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $2,887 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,887
State:
$4,225
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,476 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
49849:
$6,476
State:
$8,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,922 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,922
State:
$2,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.8%
Here:
56%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 49.6% for AGIs below $25k, 54.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49849, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,838 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,838
State:
$48,204
Salary/wage: $32,635 (reported on 83.5% of returns)
Here:
$32,635
State:
$42,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,052 (reported on 55.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,052
Michigan:
$1,725
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,641 (reported on 24.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,641
State:
$3,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,482 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,482
State:
+$8,532
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,773 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:
+$7,773
State:
+$9,547
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,655 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
49849:
$2,655
Michigan:
$2,875
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $9,846 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:
$9,846
Michigan:
$13,826
Total itemized deductions: $13,883 (19% of AGI, reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
$13,883
State:
$18,509
Here:
19.3% of AGI
State:
20.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,436 (3% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,436
State:
$3,365
Here:
3.2% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,181 (reported on 75.2% of returns)
49849:
$4,181
State:
$7,691
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,519 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,519
State:
$1,737
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.2%
Here:
56%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $10k, 54.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 598 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,568
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 62 (57 now married, 5 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,448 (1,029 now married, 1,419 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 49849 with a mortgage: 2,213 (7 second mortgage, 157 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,921
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,017 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $458
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.5%
Whole state:
13.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
5.2%
Whole state:
7.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 49849: Wawonowin Golf Course (A), Jasper Knob Scenic Overlook (B), Country Village RV Park (C), Ishpeming Station (D), North Star Camp (E), Ishpeming Police Department (F), Ishpeming Volunteer Fire Department (G), Ishpeming City Library (H), Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (I), Ishpeming Township Fire Department (J), Michigan Department of Natural Resources Ishpeming Field Office (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 49849 include: Bethany Lutheran Church (A), Saint Joseph Church (B), Temple Beth Sholom (C), Laestadian Church (D), Wesley United Methodist Church (E), Faith Lutheran Church (F), Hope Free Evangelical Lutheran Church (G), Christ the King Lutheran Church (H), Bible Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Martells Lake (A), Trout Lake (B), Porterfield Lake (C), Lake of The Plains (D), Long Lake (E), Voelker Lake (F), Little Perch Lake (G), Perch Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: West Branch Middle Branch Escanaba River (A), Barnhardt Creek (B), Bass Creek (C), Ely Creek (D), Zhulkie Creek (E), Green Creek (F), Bell Creek (G), Partridge Creek (H), Wilson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 49849 include: Al Quaal Recreation Area (1), Mother Baseball Diamond (2), Lake Angeline Park (3), Lake Bancroft Park (4), Ishpeming: Historic Ski Center Historical Marker (5), Cliffs Shaft Mine Historical Marker (6), Ishpeming Township Recreation Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,525 married couples with children.
545 single-parent households (196 men, 349 women).
98.2% of residents of 49849 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (96% very well, 3% not well, 2% not at all).
Foreign born population: 119 (1.0%) (75.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.0%
Whole state:
7.0%
24%Bangladesh
23%Japan
13%Malaysia
8%Sweden
8%England
7%Scotland
7%Lithuania
29%Finnish
8%German
7%English
6%Italian
6%American
3%Irish
3%Swedish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
332010 or later
352000 to 2009
21990 to 1999
73Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ASPEN RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (350 ASPEN RIDGE SCHOOL ROAD in ISHPEMING, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08499 Organizations: N.I.C.E. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ASPEN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (350 ASPEN RIDGE SCHOOL ROAD in ISHPEMING, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08500 Organizations: N.I.C.E. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BIRCHVIEW SCHOOL (663 POPLAR STREET in ISHPEMING, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00329 Organizations: ISHPEMING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CENTRAL SCHOOL (324 E. PEARL STREET in ISHPEMING, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00622 Organizations: ISHPEMING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
A. LINDBERG & SONS, INC. (560 MATHER AVENUE in ISHPEMING, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (101 S FOURTH ST in ISHPEMING, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Organizations: ISHPEMING NEG HOSP AS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE B0-52041 (US-41 OVER CARP RIVER in ISHPEMING, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE US-41 OVER CARP RIVER
A LINDBERG & SONS #83-99 (MORGAN MEADOWS PLANT in ISHPEMING, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE Alternative names: A LINDBERG & SONS, INC.
MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (1060 US HWY 41 in ISHPEMING, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MICHIGAN DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JIM PENROSE (CONTACT/OWNER)
A LINDBERG & SONS INC (AC3248 CRUSHING PLANT #48-99 in ISHPEMING, MI)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
A LINDBERG AND SONS INCORPORATED (400 EXCELSIOR STREET in ISHPEMING, MI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: LINDBERG A AND SONS INC
MI DEPT/MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS (900 PALMS AVE in ISHPEMING, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: ISHPEMING ARMORY
CENTRAL PONTIAC BUICK GMC TRUCK INC (141 N 2ND ST in ISHPEMING, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MALMSTEN WILLIAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.3% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%
72.3%Utility gas
11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7.7%Electricity
4.3%Wood
3.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1.3%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 11,725. Population change in the 1990s: +894 (+7.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,375
Northeast: 189
Midwest: 1,174
South: 253
West: 365
64% of the 49849 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.
91% of the 49849 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 127
Here:
11.3%
Michigan:
10.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 62
Here:
9.3%
Michigan:
9.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
Here:
4.1%
Michigan:
14.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
89,989Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
68,198Legal occupations
64,709Law enforcement workers including supervisors
63,501Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
63,469Computer and mathematical occupations
61,434Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ISHPEMING, MI):
WEST ISHPEMING DENTAL CENTER (125 N PANSY ST; small business) : $7,008 in 3 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$4,558 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2003-06-20. Completion date: 2003-05-03.
$2,700, same as above.Signed on 2004-01-26. Completion date: 2004-02-11.
-$250, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-02-11.
BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (101 S 4TH ST; small business)
$5,497 with Army for Evaluation and Screening. Signed on 2003-05-08. Completion date: 2003-05-03.
UPPER PENINSULA DENTAL (895 N MAIN ST; small business)
$3,503 with Air Force for Dentistry Services. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-01-05. Completion date: 2005-02-04.
SUPERIOR LAWN CARE (580 N WASHINGTON; small business) : $1,761 in 2 contractsin 2003
$1,761 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-03-14. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-14. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
SUNDBERG, CARLSON AND ASSOCIAT (510 MATHER AVE; small business) : -$45,395 in 6 contractsin 2001
Contracts for Other Buildings, Industrial Buildings by Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: -$45,395; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$0 with Navy for Other Buildings. Taking place in IN. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 1993-09-30.
$0 with Navy for Industrial Buildings. Taking place in IN. Signed on 2001-09-18. Completion date: 1995-09-27.
$0 with Navy for Other Buildings. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 1996-10-26.
-$2,214 with Navy for Other Buildings. Taking place in IN. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 1993-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Mining: Iron Ore Mining (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
232 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
18 people in other noninstitutional facilities
10 people in group homes intended for adults
4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in 2000:
221 people in nursing homes
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 35. The highest number of reported fires - 47 took place in 2010, and the least - 24 in 2015. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.9%), and Outside Fires (30.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49849