49881 Zip Code (MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 356
Zip code population in 2010: 345
Zip code population in 2000: 380

Houses and condos: 266
Renter-occupied apartments: 12
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49881: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 46.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,794
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,517

For population 25 years and over in 49881:

• High school or higher: 92.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 20.6%
• Unemployed: 8.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49881:

• Never married: 14.8%
• Now married: 69.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.8%
• Divorced: 11.5%

• 
• • 28279.4%White
  • 7320.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49881, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,259 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,259
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $44,100 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$44,100
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1190.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2910.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6645.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14415.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $650 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$650
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49881, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,341 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,341
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $35,473 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$35,473
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $25k, 128.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $160 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$160
Michigan:	$1,491

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,750 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,750
State:	+$9,326

Total itemized deductions: $22,350 (18% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$22,350
State:	$21,628

Here:	18.2% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Taxes paid: $7,200 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

49881:	$7,200
State:	$8,327

Earned income credit: $2,233 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.7%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49881, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,096 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,096
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $32,596 (reported on 90.4% of returns)

Here:	$32,596
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.8% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $243 (reported on 41.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$243
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,400 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$3,420

Net capital gain/loss: +$905 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$905
State:	+$8,532

Total itemized deductions: $15,333 (20% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,333
State:	$18,509

Here:	19.6% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,519 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,519
State:	$3,365

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $5,570 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

49881:	$5,570
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,433 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,433
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 34.9% for AGIs below $10k, 46.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49801, 49815, 49831, 49920, 49870, 49802.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 14
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 144

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (11 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 38 (26 now married, 12 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49881 with a mortgage: 60
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 49881 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $74,999
• 2$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49881

• 2Less than $10,000
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$200,000 to $249,999
• 40$250,000 to $299,999
• 33$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49881

• 4$500 to $549
• 9No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $173,329

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 259
• 3 or 4: 2
• Mobile homes: 3

Unemployment: 8.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49881

• 75.0%114Drove a car alone
• 9.2%14Carpooled
• 5.3%8Walked
• 4.6%7Other means
• 1.3%2Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49881

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 215 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 1815 to 19 minutes
• 720 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 5530 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 356

• Male householders: 50 (13 living alone), Female householders: 110 (18 living alone)

• 99 spouses (99 opposite-sex spouses), 29 unmarried partners, (29 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 41 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 9 3-persons

37 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (2 men, 10 women).

100.6% of residents of 49881 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASPEN LUMBER CO (W8798 BUSH LAKE ROAD in SAGOLA, MI)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%

Population in 1990: 392.

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

• This state: 244
• Midwest: 100
• South: 11

70% of the 49881 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

97% of the 49881 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 122% 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:

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49881 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Arthur	5	75.6 years
George	4	63.5 years
John	4	73.0 years
Edward	3	66.7 years
Alfred	3	83.0 years
James	3	69.7 years
Robert	3	63.0 years
Alice	2	79.0 years
Charles	2	72.4 years
Andrew	2	84.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 49881 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	13	73.3 years
Anderson	5	74.8 years
Burns	4	72.7 years
Swanson	4	77.2 years
Hulko	3	81.0 years
Gerstner	3	68.0 years
Olson	3	78.0 years
Peterson	3	81.3 years
Donaldson	2	65.5 years
Helberg	2	84.5 years