Median household income (1999): $27,419
Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,261
| This zip code | $28,261 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 49959, 49911, 49938, 49947, 54557, 54534.
Housing units in zip code 49968 with a mortgage: 283 (23 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 399
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $518
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $215
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.5% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 49968: Manley Siding (A), Jack Spur (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Twin Pups Lakes (A), Copper Pond (B), Foxpaw Lake (C), Hook Lake (D), Joann Lake (E), Sunday Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bowden Creek (A), Cherry Creek (B), Cim Creek (C), Connor Creek (D), Crosscut Creek (E), Planter Creek (F), Finnegan Creek (G), McVichie Creek (H), Tula Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 26
- 1990 to 1994: 23
- 1980 to 1989: 95
- 1970 to 1979: 269
- 1960 to 1969: 104
- 1950 to 1959: 138
- 1940 to 1949: 149
- 1939 or earlier: 610
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wakefield, MI (49968): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 34
- 2 bedrooms: 180
- 3 bedrooms: 483
- 4 bedrooms: 154
- 5 or more bedrooms: 33
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 3
- 1 bedrooms: 70
- 2 bedrooms: 61
- 3 bedrooms: 25
- 4 bedrooms: 15
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 49968 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 48
- 1 vehicle: 302
- 2 vehicles: 373
- 3 vehicles: 122
- 4 vehicles: 32
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 54
- 1 vehicle: 88
- 2 vehicles: 30
- 3 vehicles: 2
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 49968:
- Less than $10,000: 34
- $10,000 to $14,999: 31
- $15,000 to $19,999: 18
- $20,000 to $24,999: 86
- $25,000 to $29,999: 86
- $30,000 to $34,999: 62
- $35,000 to $39,999: 72
- $40,000 to $49,999: 54
- $50,000 to $59,999: 76
- $60,000 to $69,999: 42
- $70,000 to $79,999: 50
- $80,000 to $89,999: 29
- $90,000 to $99,999: 7
- $100,000 to $124,999: 15
- $125,000 to $149,999: 10
- $150,000 to $174,999: 6
- $200,000 to $249,999: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49968:
- Less than $100: 13
- $100 to $149: 35
- $150 to $199: 14
- $200 to $249: 37
- $250 to $299: 27
- $300 to $349: 16
- $350 to $399: 9
- No cash rent: 11
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $49,270
- Two or more races householders: $64,295
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,095
- One, attached: 21
- Two: 54
- 3 or 4: 35
- 5 to 9: 71
- 10 to 19: 29
- 20 to 49: 21
- Mobile homes: 87
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 708 (78%)
- Carpooled: 112 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 55 (6%)
- Worked at home: 30 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 87
- 5 to 9 minutes: 179
- 10 to 14 minutes: 153
- 15 to 19 minutes: 128
- 20 to 24 minutes: 94
- 25 to 29 minutes: 56
- 30 to 34 minutes: 54
- 35 to 39 minutes: 8
- 40 to 44 minutes: 4
- 45 to 59 minutes: 55
- 60 to 89 minutes: 36
- 90 or more minutes: 25
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,314
- In family households: 1,858 (570 male householders, 101 female householders)
595 spouses, 523 children (467 natural, 19 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 5 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 456 (157 male householders (133 living alone)), 248 female householders (230 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 187 (110 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 355 2-persons, 159 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 363 1-person, 38 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
297 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (18 men, 59 women).
91.0% of residents of 49968 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% very well, 10% not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 1% well, 10% not well).
5.0% of residents speak other language at home (91% very well, 6% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 36 (1.4%)
(86.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (33%)
- Korea (28%)
- Other Northern Europe (22%)
- Italy (8%)
- Canada (8%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 5
- 1990 to 1994: 5
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 26
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First ancestries reported:
- Finnish: 623
- German: 229
- Italian: 215
- Polish: 180
- Irish: 138
- Swedish: 110
- English: 98
- Other groups: 81
- Norwegian: 69
- United States or American: 55
- French (except Basque): 48
- French Canadian: 47
- Serbian: 40
- Croatian: 34
- Dutch: 30
- Yugoslavian: 20
- Danish: 13
- Austrian: 10
- Ukrainian: 8
- Slovak: 7
- Czech: 7
- Lithuanian: 6
- Scottish: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 4
- Slavic: 4
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- GREAT LAKES GAS TRANSMISSION (GREAT LAKES RD in WAKEFIELD, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; MIXED, MANUFACTURED, OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION
Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION.; PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Organizations: GREAT LAKES GAS TRANSPORATION CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: GREAT LAKES GAS TRANSMISSION CO STA 7
- EXTREME TOOL & ENGINEERING (999 PRODUCTION DRIVE in WAKEFIELD, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MIKE ZACHARIAS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- MI DEPT/MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (100 SUNDAY LAKE ST in WAKEFIELD, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: MICHIGAN STATE OF DMB
- MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (B03-27021 (US 2 OVER BLACK RIVER in WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (B05-27021 (US 2 OVER SUNDAY LAKE OUTLET in WAKEFIELD, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (B06-27021 (US 2 OVER LITTLE BLACK RIVER in WAKEFIELD, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1925
- Northeast: 39
- Midwest: 406
- South: 29
- West: 62
69% of the 49968 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 3,043. Population change in the 1990s: -555 (-18.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 2.9% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 3.0% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 109 people in nursing homes
- 50 people in other group homes
- 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 4
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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