ZIP Code 49601

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wexford County, Michigan.

Population: 22,121
Median household income: $65,704
Median home value: $166,500

ZIP Code 49601 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wexford County, Michigan, home to about 22,121 residents. At $65,704, its median household income sits above Wexford County's $63,123.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49601's population grew 1.4% from 21,816 to 22,121, while its median gross rent rose 27.6% from $671 to $856.

24.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,121
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,704
Median home value: $166,500
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 10,734
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,81622,121

Median household income

$47,939$65,704

Median home value

$111,200$166,500

Median gross rent

$671$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,816	$47,939	$111,200	$671
2020	22,312	$52,348	$119,800	$690
2021	22,109	$56,664	$129,700	$723
2022	22,300	$61,186	$154,000	$802
2023	22,121	$65,704	$166,500	$856

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,102	5.0%
5 to 17	3,735	16.9%
18 to 24	1,494	6.8%
25 to 34	2,685	12.1%
35 to 44	2,519	11.4%
45 to 54	2,650	12.0%
55 to 64	3,295	14.9%
65 to 74	2,694	12.2%
75 and over	1,947	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,341	92.0%
Black or African American	273	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.2%
Asian	123	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	890	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	450	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,378	8.7%
High school graduate	5,595	35.4%
Some college or associate's	4,924	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,432	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,461	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,086	76.4%
Carpooled	1,084	11.7%
Public transit	50	0.5%
Walked	374	4.0%
Bicycle	27	0.3%
Worked from home	580	6.3%
Other means	77	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,174	59.5%
15 to 29 min	2,130	24.5%
30 to 44 min	430	4.9%
45 to 59 min	449	5.2%
60+ min	515	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 12.0% (2,604 of 21,655)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,769	64.7%
Nonfamily households	3,143	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,912	83.0%
Vacant	1,822	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,027	78.8%
Renter-occupied	1,885	21.2%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,100	75.5%
1-unit, attached	250	2.3%
2 to 4 units	550	5.1%
5 to 19 units	363	3.4%
20 or more units	332	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1,139	10.6%

Geography

ZCTA: 49601
Land area: 220 sq mi
Water area: 7.27 sq mi
Center point: 44.2427, -85.5399

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