ZIP Code 49788

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chippewa County, Michigan.

Population: 3,979
Median household income: $52,639
Median home value: $99,000

Covering part of Chippewa County, Michigan, ZIP Code 49788 has about 3,979 residents. At $52,639, its median household income sits below Chippewa County's $60,631.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49788's population declined 33.7% from 5,998 to 3,979, while its median gross rent rose 23.0% from $682 to $839.

35.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,979
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,639
Median home value: $99,000
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 890
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 18.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9983,979

Median household income

$33,036$52,639

Median home value

$76,200$99,000

Median gross rent

$682$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,998	$33,036	$76,200	$682
2020	6,283	$40,221	$81,000	$696
2021	4,064	$38,102	$82,900	$761
2022	4,309	$44,896	$85,700	$818
2023	3,979	$52,639	$99,000	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	283	7.1%
5 to 17	618	15.5%
18 to 24	436	11.0%
25 to 34	768	19.3%
35 to 44	691	17.4%
45 to 54	429	10.8%
55 to 64	370	9.3%
65 to 74	332	8.3%
75 and over	52	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,781	44.8%
Black or African American	735	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	659	16.6%
Asian	54	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	1.3%
Two or more races	479	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	218	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	295	11.2%
High school graduate	1,021	38.6%
Some college or associate's	927	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	326	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	73	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	858	86.4%
Carpooled	110	11.1%
Public transit	12	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	0.9%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	380	38.6%
15 to 29 min	326	33.1%
30 to 44 min	244	24.8%
45 to 59 min	11	1.1%
60+ min	23	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 34.8% (1,002 of 2,878)

	Count	Share
Family households	662	78.2%
Nonfamily households	185	21.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	847	95.2%
Vacant	43	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	406	47.9%
Renter-occupied	441	52.1%

1-unit, detached35.3%

1-unit, attached54.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	314	35.3%
1-unit, attached	485	54.5%
2 to 4 units	61	6.9%
5 to 19 units	8	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	2.5%

ZIP Code 49788

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