ZIP Code 49953

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ontonagon County, Michigan.

Population: 2,261
Median household income: $55,647
Median home value: $103,300

Covering part of Ontonagon County, Michigan, ZIP Code 49953 has about 2,261 residents. At $55,647, its median household income sits above Ontonagon County's $51,844.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49953's population declined 2.9% from 2,329 to 2,261, while its median gross rent rose 12.1% from $497 to $557.

The median resident is 60.3 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 23.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,261
Median age: 60.3 yrs
Median household income: $55,647
Median home value: $103,300
Median gross rent: $557
Housing units: 1,909
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3292,261

Median household income

$40,750$55,647

Median home value

$69,000$103,300

Median gross rent

$497$557

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,329	$40,750	$69,000	$497
2020	2,212	$42,330	$69,800	$525
2021	2,280	$47,974	$77,100	$521
2022	2,274	$51,161	$92,800	$524
2023	2,261	$55,647	$103,300	$557

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 176.6%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7423.4%

75 and over17.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	1.7%
5 to 17	150	6.6%
18 to 24	121	5.4%
25 to 34	138	6.1%
35 to 44	173	7.7%
45 to 54	277	12.3%
55 to 64	445	19.7%
65 to 74	529	23.4%
75 and over	389	17.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,117	93.6%
Black or African American	45	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	15	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.7%
Two or more races	45	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	5.4%
High school graduate	766	39.3%
Some college or associate's	718	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	237	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	125	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	615	74.7%
Carpooled	88	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	2.4%
Bicycle	5	0.6%
Worked from home	82	10.0%
Other means	13	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	426	57.5%
15 to 29 min	102	13.8%
30 to 44 min	77	10.4%
45 to 59 min	63	8.5%
60+ min	73	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 9.6% (212 of 2,210)

	Count	Share
Family households	694	58.1%
Nonfamily households	500	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,194	62.5%
Vacant	715	37.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	974	81.6%
Renter-occupied	220	18.4%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,647	86.3%
1-unit, attached	10	0.5%
2 to 4 units	126	6.6%
5 to 19 units	22	1.2%
20 or more units	23	1.2%
Mobile home & other	81	4.2%

ZIP Code 49953

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