ZIP Code 49854

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schoolcraft County, Michigan.

Population: 6,148
Median household income: $57,212
Median home value: $117,500

ZIP Code 49854 (Schoolcraft County, Michigan) is home to about 6,148 residents. Its median household income of $57,212 runs in line with the Schoolcraft County figure of $57,708.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49854's population declined 2.0% from 6,271 to 6,148, while its median gross rent rose 14.2% from $572 to $653.

The median resident is 54.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,148
Median age: 54.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,212
Median home value: $117,500
Median gross rent: $653
Housing units: 4,307
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2716,148

Median household income

$45,472$57,212

Median home value

$106,500$117,500

Median gross rent

$572$653

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,271	$45,472	$106,500	$572
2020	6,196	$47,182	$108,000	$540
2021	6,168	$55,137	$118,400	$540
2022	6,172	$53,836	$120,000	$563
2023	6,148	$57,212	$117,500	$653

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7418.8%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257	4.2%
5 to 17	733	11.9%
18 to 24	361	5.9%
25 to 34	493	8.0%
35 to 44	566	9.2%
45 to 54	717	11.7%
55 to 64	1,204	19.6%
65 to 74	1,156	18.8%
75 and over	661	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,140	83.6%
Black or African American	30	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	436	7.1%
Asian	16	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	455	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	527	11.0%
High school graduate	1,649	34.4%
Some college or associate's	1,601	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	700	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	320	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,992	80.1%
Carpooled	235	9.5%
Public transit	5	0.2%
Walked	142	5.7%
Bicycle	15	0.6%
Worked from home	87	3.5%
Other means	10	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,441	60.1%
15 to 29 min	508	21.2%
30 to 44 min	172	7.2%
45 to 59 min	139	5.8%
60+ min	139	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 14.6% (882 of 6,056)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,749	58.0%
Nonfamily households	1,267	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,016	70.0%
Vacant	1,291	30.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,549	84.5%
Renter-occupied	467	15.5%

1-unit, detached87.9%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,784	87.9%
1-unit, attached	67	1.6%
2 to 4 units	83	1.9%
5 to 19 units	43	1.0%
20 or more units	136	3.2%
Mobile home & other	194	4.5%

ZIP Code 49854

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