49931 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Houghton, MI Houghton County, MI Zip code population (2000): 9,006 Estimated population in 2005: 8,939 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Houses and condos: 3,183 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,552 % of renters here:   54% State:   26% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 49931: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 30.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 294 people per square mile   (very low). Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: This zip code:   1.4% ($1,275) Michigan:   1.3% ($1,461) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 5,380   (59.7%) Females: 3,626   (40.3%) White population: 8,165 Black population: 139 American Indian population: 40 Asian population: 524 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1 Some other race population: 22 Two or more races population: 115 Recent posts about zip code 49931 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Pics of Spectacular Michigan  (226 replies) The Upper Peninsula Has Been Found!  (57 replies) Is life better in the UP or LP?  (105 replies) Should I come to Detroit  (220 replies) Am I Crazy??!!  (73 replies) Aspirations of Moving to Michigan (HELP!)  (56 replies) Urban population: 7,588 Rural population: 1,418 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $124,529 49931   $124,529 Michigan:   $149,300 According to our research of public records there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 49931 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   22.2 years Michigan median age:   35.5 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people Michigan:   2.6 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49931, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,559 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $36,559 State:   $48,204 Salary/wage: $33,074 (reported on 85.2% of returns) Here:   $33,074 State:   $42,791 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.3% for AGIs below $10k, 76.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,385 (reported on 49.5% of returns) This zip code:   $1,385 Michigan:   $1,725 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,578 (reported on 30.6% of returns) Here:   $2,578 State:   $3,420 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$5,184 (reported on 23.3% of returns) Here:   +$5,184 State:   +$8,532 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$9,235 (reported on 12.3% of returns) Here:   +$9,235 State:   +$9,547 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,040 (reported on 3.4% of returns) 49931:   $3,040 Michigan:   $2,875 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $8,240 (reported on 0.9% of returns) Here:   $8,240 Michigan:   $13,826 Total itemized deductions: $14,053 (1% of AGI, reported on 28.3% of returns) Here:   $14,053 State:   $18,509 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,877 (4.2% of AGI, reported on 19.3% of returns) Here:   $3,877 Michigan:   $3,365 Here:   4.2% of AGI State:   3.6% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,661 (reported on 69.3% of returns) 49931:   $5,661 State:   $7,691 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,284 (reported on 10.2% of returns) Here:   $1,284 State:   $1,737 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 39.7% Here:   40% State:   60% (% for various income ranges: 27.3% for AGIs below $10k, 37.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.6% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code	$27,171
Michigan:	$46,039

Nearest zip codes: 49921, 49930, 49963, 49922, 49916, 49955.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	47.2%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 49931 with a mortgage: 609 (46 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 503

This zip code:	31.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

This zip code:	14.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Here:	3.7
State:	4.1

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 49931: Less than $10,000: 4 $20,000 to $24,999: 19 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 33 $35,000 to $39,999: 22 $40,000 to $49,999: 78 $50,000 to $59,999: 108 $60,000 to $69,999: 130 $70,000 to $79,999: 59 $80,000 to $89,999: 78 $90,000 to $99,999: 138 $100,000 to $124,999: 140 $125,000 to $149,999: 84 $150,000 to $174,999: 72 $175,000 to $199,999: 74 $200,000 to $249,999: 35 $250,000 to $299,999: 22 $300,000 to $399,999: 2 $500,000 to $749,999: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49931: Less than $100: 32 $100 to $149: 32 $150 to $199: 182 $200 to $249: 138 $250 to $299: 105 $300 to $349: 311 $350 to $399: 262 $400 to $449: 131 $450 to $499: 71 $500 to $549: 86 $550 to $599: 13 $600 to $649: 32 $650 to $699: 9 $700 to $749: 20 $750 to $799: 8 $800 to $899: 26 $900 to $999: 5 $1,000 to $1,249: 15 $1,250 to $1,499: 7 $2,000 or more: 7 No cash rent: 55

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,000

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,717
• Asian householders: $112,347
• Two or more races householders: $240,260

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,769
• One, attached: 61
• Two: 111
• 3 or 4: 206
• 5 to 9: 484
• 10 to 19: 153
• 20 to 49: 135
• 50 or more: 91
• Mobile homes: 118

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,054 (54%) Carpooled: 368 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 43 (1%) Taxi: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 37 (1%) Walked: 1,122 (29%) Other means: 16 (0%) Worked at home: 160 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 623 5 to 9 minutes: 1368 10 to 14 minutes: 858 15 to 19 minutes: 447 20 to 24 minutes: 198 25 to 29 minutes: 27 30 to 34 minutes: 67 35 to 39 minutes: 11 40 to 44 minutes: 14 45 to 59 minutes: 18 60 to 89 minutes: 5 90 or more minutes: 21

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.6%

Household type by relationship
Households: 6,943

• In family households: 4,278 (1,095 male householders, 341 female householders)

  1,142 spouses, 1,514 children (1,380 natural, 49 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 14 other relatives, 60 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,665 (773 male householders (432 living alone)), 702 female householders (506 living alone)), 1,190 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,098 (4 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 668 2-persons, 294 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 138 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 938 1-person, 270 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

916 married couples with children.
307 single-parent households (58 men, 249 women).

89.3% of residents of 49931 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 9% well, 16% not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 12% well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% very well, 55% well, 13% not well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (81% very well, 15% well, 3% not well).

Foreign born population: 644 (7.2%)
(26.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

• Finnish: 1354
• German: 1252
• English: 656
• Other groups: 651
• Irish: 537
• Polish: 430
• Italian: 415
• French (except Basque): 341
• United States or American: 312
• Swedish: 237
• Dutch: 204
• Norwegian: 201
• Subsaharan African:: 171
• Scottish: 160
• European: 142
• Other Subsaharan African: 87
• French Canadian: 80
• Scotch-Irish: 65
• Hungarian: 59
• Danish: 56
• African: 53
• Arab:: 48
• Ukrainian: 48
• Russian: 48
• British: 44
• Croatian: 38
• Scandinavian: 38
• Yugoslavian: 35
• Welsh: 33
• Belgian: 23
• Canadian: 22
• Swiss: 19
• Austrian: 18
• Other Arab: 17
• Turkish: 17
• Lithuanian: 16
• Celtic: 15
• Arab/Arabic: 14
• Czech: 13
• Lebanese: 12
• Ghanian: 11
• Greek: 11
• Czechoslovakian: 9
• Maltese: 9
• Slovene: 8
• Portuguese: 8
• Kenyan: 7
• Liberian: 7
• Sudanese: 6
• Syrian: 5
• Northern European: 5
• Slovak: 3
• Latvian: 3

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (US-41 OVER PORTAGE LAKE in HOUGHTON, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE US-41 OVER PORTAGE LAKE

• FESTIVAL FOODS (1810 M 26 in HOUGHTON, MI)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
  Alternative names: FESTIVAL FOODS HOUGHTON

• FREEDOM VALU CTR (HWY US-41 in HOUGHTON, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ERICKSON OIL PRODUCTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ADVANCE TEC BODY REPAIR (206 E SHARON AVE in HOUGHTON, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: HANNON ENTERPRISE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION (47711 GUNDLACH ROAD in HOUGHTON, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,400

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

• This state: 6062
• Northeast: 282
• Midwest: 1391
• South: 273
• West: 296

36% of the 49931 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Michigan.

Population in 1990: 8,639. Population change in the 1990s: +367 (+4.2%).

Here:	2.6%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	0.5%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	3.6%
Michigan:	16.5%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (HOUGHTON, MI):

• G S ENGINEERING, INC (101 W LAKESHORE DR; small business): $2,689,897 in 27 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Tank - Automotive -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Tank - Automotive -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Defense Tank - Automotive -- Advanced Development (R&D), and more by Army, Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $270,000; 2003: $543,179; 2004: $926,509; 2005: $557,867; 2006: $392,342.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $382,718 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2006-03-19.
  $347,248, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-19. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
  $200,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-27. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
  $149,737, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-01. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
  

• J C M ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC (47685 PINE CIR; small business): $847,757 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  $375,318 with Army for Engineering -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-11-08. Completion date: 2006-01-14.
  $354,001, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-03. Completion date: 2007-01-14.
  $69,236 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-02-28. Completion date: 2003-08-01.
  $49,202, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-13. Completion date: 2005-01-14.
  

• THOMAS J. MOYLE AND DENISE B. (W M 26; small business)
  27 employees, $3500000 revenue. : $800,975 in 51 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings, Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Laboratories and Clinics, and more by Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2), Forest Service, Public Buildings Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $418,792; 2003: $87,193; 2004: $11,937; 2005: $211,489; 2006: $71,564.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $396,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Taking place in WI. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
  $163,663 with Forest Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2005-02-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $11,903 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  $11,903, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
  

• BILL SILER CONTRACTING INC (1212 MEMORIAL RD): $685,203 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  Contracts for Miscellaneous Construction Materials, Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Waste Disposal Equipment, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Forest Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $450,278; 2004: $234,925; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $348,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2003-06-27. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  $123,125 with Army for Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $77,703 with Forest Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-12-08. Completion date: 2004-09-01.
  $51,150 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Waste Disposal Equipment. Signed on 2004-08-09. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
  

• GREAT LAKES SOUND VIBRATION IN (47140 MAIN ST; small business)

  $69,780 with Army for Defense Tank - Automotive -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-12-16. Completion date: 2006-06-16.

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 6 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (250-499: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)

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