49870 Zip Code (Norway, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 3,358
Zip code population in 2010: 3,329
Zip code population in 2000: 3,467

Houses and condos: 1,920
Renter-occupied apartments: 331
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 49870: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 55.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 61 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,798 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,373 (2.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 49870:

• High school or higher: 95.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 11.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49870:

• Never married: 21.9%
• Now married: 51.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 10.2%
• Divorced: 16.9%

• 
• • 3,21392.7%White
  • 431.2%Two or more races
  • 411.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 240.7%American Indian
  • 70.2%Asian
  • 10.03%Black

Urban population: 2,145
Rural population: 1,212

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49870, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,320 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,320
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $38,110 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

Here:	$38,110
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $706 (reported on 41.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$706
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,692 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,692
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$408 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$408
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,094 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,094
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,135 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

49870:	$11,135
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,829 (21% of AGI, reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,829
State:	$21,628

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,177 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,177
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,384 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

49870:	$6,384
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,977 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,977
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.1%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49870, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,626 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,626
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $31,680 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$31,680
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.2% for AGIs below $10k, 64.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,143 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,143
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,985 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,985
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,143 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,143
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,613 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,613
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,316 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

49870:	$2,316
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $13,660 (19% of AGI, reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,660
State:	$18,509

Here:	19.3% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,799 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,799
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,436 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

49870:	$4,436
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,509 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,509
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.8%

Here:	63%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 54.8% for AGIs below $10k, 62.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49852, 49892, 49876, 49834, 49801, 49831.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 206
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,462

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (46 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 559 (250 now married, 309 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49870 with a mortgage: 712 (15 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 629

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $823
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $405

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 49870 household income distribution in 2017

• 158Less than $10,000
• 62$10,000 to $14,999
• 92$15,000 to $19,999
• 116$20,000 to $24,999
• 104$25,000 to $29,999
• 164$30,000 to $34,999
• 43$35,000 to $39,999
• 159$40,000 to $44,999
• 45$45,000 to $49,999
• 208$50,000 to $59,999
• 155$60,000 to $74,999
• 96$75,000 to $99,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 48$125,000 to $149,999
• 88$150,000 to $199,999
• 55$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 49870

• 14Less than $10,000
• 31$20,000 to $24,999
• 52$25,000 to $29,999
• 58$30,000 to $34,999
• 66$35,000 to $39,999
• 56$40,000 to $49,999
• 106$50,000 to $59,999
• 118$60,000 to $69,999
• 80$70,000 to $79,999
• 72$80,000 to $89,999
• 60$90,000 to $99,999
• 114$100,000 to $124,999
• 75$125,000 to $149,999
• 104$150,000 to $174,999
• 35$175,000 to $199,999
• 88$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 25$300,000 to $399,999
• 28$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 49870

• 21$150 to $199
• 1$250 to $299
• 18$400 to $449
• 30$450 to $499
• 20$500 to $549
• 13$550 to $599
• 58$600 to $649
• 8$700 to $749
• 70$900 to $999
• 5$2,000 to $2,499
• 67No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $904.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,094
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $98,798
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $208,996
• Two or more races householders: $83,598
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $106,398

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $88,614 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,091 - $149,940

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,566
• Two: 114
• 3 or 4: 14
• 10 to 19: 87
• 20 to 49: 92
• Mobile homes: 38
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Unemployment: 11.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49870

• 90.4%1,443Drove a car alone
• 3.5%56Carpooled
• 0.9%14Motorcycle
• 4.4%70Walked
• 0.4%6Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49870

• 148Less than 5 minutes
• 2225 to 9 minutes
• 27710 to 14 minutes
• 59815 to 19 minutes
• 16220 to 24 minutes
• 3625 to 29 minutes
• 8230 to 34 minutes
• 1035 to 39 minutes
• 3945 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,329

• In family households: 2,526 (479 male householders, 456 female householders)

  686 spouses, 722 children (669 natural, 10 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 2 other relatives, 95 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 806 (241 male householders (206 living alone)), 493 female householders (479 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 29 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 560 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 138 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 42 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 687 1-person, 24 2-persons, 22 3-persons

465 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (15 men, 78 women).

96.5% of residents of 49870 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% very well, 63% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE B02-22051 (US-8 OVER MENOMINEE RIVER in NORWAY, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE US-8 OVER MENOMINEE RIVER

• DICKINSON COUNTY OF EMER PREP (US 8-NORWAY FAIRGROUNDS in NORWAY, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ERA CHEVROLET INC (636 W US HWY 2 in NORWAY, MI)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ELWOOD R. ANDERSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%

Population in 1990: 3,300. Population change in the 1990s: +167 (+5.1%).

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

• This state: 2,732
• Northeast: 59
• Midwest: 285
• South: 105
• West: 90

61% of the 49870 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

92% of the 49870 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 3 establishments)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Skiing Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49870 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	51	76.4 years
Joseph	44	77.0 years
Mary	38	80.0 years
William	33	73.9 years
Robert	24	74.5 years
Anna	22	85.8 years
Walter	19	75.4 years
Edward	18	76.0 years
Louis	18	78.4 years
Arthur	16	78.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 49870 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	34	78.6 years
Anderson	30	78.7 years
Peterson	24	76.6 years
Carlson	15	78.6 years
Erickson	13	71.7 years
Williams	11	82.7 years
Alexander	11	82.4 years
Bilski	10	71.3 years
Larson	10	84.6 years
Hallgren	9	81.0 years

Businesses in zip code 49870
Name	Count		Name	Count
AmericInn	1		McDonald's	1
Chevrolet	1		Subway	1
Dairy Queen	1		True Value	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	2		U-Haul	1