48731 Zip Code (Elkton, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,473
Zip code population in 2010: 1,683
Zip code population in 2000: 1,848

Houses and condos: 759
Renter-occupied apartments: 166
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 48731: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 48.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,531 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,591 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 48731:

• High school or higher: 91.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Unemployed: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 48731:

• Never married: 26.8%
• Now married: 53.0%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 12.9%

• 
• • 1,42096.7%White
  • 241.6%Asian
  • 171.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 70.5%Two or more races
  • 10.07%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 48731, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,147 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,147
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $40,309 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

Here:	$40,309
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1021.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3734.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6968.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9735.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23016.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,065 (reported on 31.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,065
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 23.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 486.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,110 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,110
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,080 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,080
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 506.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,873 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,873
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 114.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 260.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,250 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

48731:	$11,250
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.5% for AGIs below $25k, 126.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 224.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,013 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,013
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.4%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 96.7% for AGIs below $25k, 96.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 48731, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,105 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,105
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $32,694 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,694
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.4% for AGIs below $25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,119 (reported on 32.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,119
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $833 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$833
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,000 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,000
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,467 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,467
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,800 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

48731:	$6,800
Michigan:	$15,298

Total itemized deductions: $17,438 (26% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,438
State:	$21,628

Here:	26.2% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,800 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,800
State:	$4,225

Taxes paid: $3,889 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

48731:	$3,889
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,406 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,406
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.1%

Here:	63%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $25k, 60.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48731, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,041 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,041
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $29,375 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,375
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.1% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,185 (reported on 45.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,185
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $610 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$610
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,847 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,847
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,441 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,441
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$95 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	+$95
State:	-$4,492

IRA payment deduction: $2,222 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

48731:	$2,222
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $12,517 (25% of AGI, reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$12,517
State:	$18,509

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,093 (4% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,093
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,568 (reported on 67.6% of returns)

48731:	$3,568
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,844 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,844
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.1%

Here:	65%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 59.3% for AGIs below $10k, 62.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 48755, 48725, 48754, 48413, 48432, 48720.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 103
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 552

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 272 (117 now married, 155 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 48731 with a mortgage: 209 (6 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $988
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $449

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 48731 household income distribution in 2022

• 49Less than $10,000
• 56$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 42$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $44,999
• 42$45,000 to $49,999
• 47$50,000 to $59,999
• 103$60,000 to $74,999
• 71$75,000 to $99,999
• 59$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 48731

• 5Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 35$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 46$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 63$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$175,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 to $249,999
• 28$250,000 to $299,999
• 23$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 48731

• 1$100 to $149
• 8$150 to $199
• 8$250 to $299
• 1$300 to $349
• 2$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 51$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 8$600 to $649
• 20$650 to $699
• 8$750 to $799
• 22$800 to $899
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $790.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $209,285.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,604
• Asian householders: $299,020
• Some other race householders: $91,699
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $119,608

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $111,475 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,952 - $169,829

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $136,038

Here:	$136,038
State:	$280,038

Mobile homes: $165,821

Here:	$165,821
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 617
• Two: 12
• 3 or 4: 7
• 5 to 9: 41
• 10 to 19: 2
• 20 to 49: 11
• Mobile homes: 62

Unemployment: 5.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 48731

• 68.8%474Drove a car alone
• 17.0%117Carpooled
• 2.3%16Bus or trolley bus
• 4.5%31Walked
• 0.6%4Other means
• 2.9%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 48731

• 59Less than 5 minutes
• 845 to 9 minutes
• 10910 to 14 minutes
• 13915 to 19 minutes
• 9720 to 24 minutes
• 1725 to 29 minutes
• 4530 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 3240 to 44 minutes
• 2045 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 1990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,473

• Male householders: 355 (113 living alone), Female householders: 299 (104 living alone)

• 310 spouses (310 opposite-sex spouses), 65 unmarried partners, (65 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 391 children (367 natural, 9 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 19 non-relatives

Size of family households: 228 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 216 1-person, 24 2-persons, 9 3-persons

167 married couples with children.
96 single-parent households (27 men, 69 women).

97.7% of residents of 48731 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% well, 73% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ELKTON WWSL (EWALD AND RICHARDSON RD in ELKTON, MI)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: VILLAGE OF ELKTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ACTIVE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (81 DRETTMANN DR in ELKTON, MI)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%

Population in 1990: 2,292.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,368
• Northeast: 17
• Midwest: 26
• South: 18
• West: 5

69% of the 48731 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

96% of the 48731 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 48731 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	20	77.1 years
Mary	13	80.9 years
James	13	68.1 years
William	12	77.7 years
Charles	11	80.3 years
Helen	9	80.7 years
George	9	81.5 years
Frank	9	80.1 years
Edward	8	71.2 years
Walter	7	84.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 48731 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Krohn	14	75.3 years
Young	12	78.5 years
Herford	7	80.2 years
Hoffman	6	82.0 years
Rolph	6	84.3 years
Ginter	6	84.8 years
Haley	6	69.0 years
Roth	5	77.4 years
Motz	5	85.4 years
Fritz	5	82.2 years