48822 Zip Code (Wacousta, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,463
Zip code population in 2010: 2,714
Zip code population in 2000: 2,483

Houses and condos: 928
Renter-occupied apartments: 14
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 48822: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 32.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 76 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: $2,830 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,617 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 48822:

• High school or higher: 96.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 48822:

• Never married: 23.7%
• Now married: 63.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.0%
• Divorced: 9.7%

• 
• • 2,07384.3%White
  • 2178.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1164.7%Black
  • 482.0%Two or more races
  • 40.2%Some other race
  • 10.04%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 48822, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $82,115 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$82,115
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $67,511 (reported on 76.0% of returns)

Here:	$67,511
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1129.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3072.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5305.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9533.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17757.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85755.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,402 (reported on 42.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,402
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.8% for AGIs below $25k, 52.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 163.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1475.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,026 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,026
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.2% for AGIs below $25k, 41.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 240.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 930.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,506 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,506
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $25k, 33.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 159.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 589.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6345.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,887 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,887
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $25k, 136.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 468.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 677.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,090 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

48822:	$20,090
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 190.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 315.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 426.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1525.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $41,178 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$41,178
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 619.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 414.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10050.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $21,850 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$21,850
State:	$13,548

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 122.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5320.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,011 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

48822:	$7,011
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 112.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1255.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,320 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,320
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.5% for AGIs below $25k, 48.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.3%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 48822, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $60,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,200
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $51,084 (reported on 82.3% of returns)

Here:	$51,084
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.5% for AGIs below $25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 50.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,171 (reported on 46.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,171
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,323 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,323
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$483 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$483
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,110 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,110
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,683 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

48822:	$13,683
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,537 (20% of AGI, reported on 40.4% of returns)

Here:	$19,537
State:	$21,628

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,194 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,194
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,998 (reported on 40.4% of returns)

48822:	$6,998
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,945 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,945
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.6%

Here:	60%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48822, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $52,849 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,849
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $47,276 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$47,276
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.2% for AGIs below $10k, 62.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,786 (reported on 61.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,786
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,914 (reported on 29.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,914
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,169 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,169
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,250 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,250
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$186 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	+$186
State:	-$4,492

IRA payment deduction: $2,841 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

48822:	$2,841
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $17,334 (21% of AGI, reported on 47.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,334
State:	$18,509

Here:	21.4% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 12.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,827 (3% of AGI, reported on 42.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,827
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,809 (reported on 82.6% of returns)

48822:	$6,809
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,314 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,314
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 43.2% for AGIs below $10k, 55.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 48894, 48837, 48917, 48820, 48875, 48873.
Wacousta Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 14
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 890

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (12 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 457 (288 now married, 166 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 48822 with a mortgage: 581 (54 second mortgage, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,702
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $535

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

• Zip code 48822 household income distribution in 2022

• 26Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 32$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 31$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $44,999
• 27$45,000 to $49,999
• 60$50,000 to $59,999
• 72$60,000 to $74,999
• 166$75,000 to $99,999
• 119$100,000 to $124,999
• 98$125,000 to $149,999
• 93$150,000 to $199,999
• 102$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 48822

• 3Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$60,000 to $69,999
• 18$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 62$150,000 to $174,999
• 76$175,000 to $199,999
• 135$200,000 to $249,999
• 171$250,000 to $299,999
• 204$300,000 to $399,999
• 83$400,000 to $499,999
• 67$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$750,000 to $999,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 6$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 48822

• 7$900 to $999
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,340.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $279,125
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $189,271
• Asian householders: $189,271
• Some other race householders: $323,754
• Two or more races householders: $149,425
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $329,930

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $285,103 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $199,359 - $388,514

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $314,566

Here:	$314,566
State:	$280,038

Mobile homes: $74,730

Here:	$74,730
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 863
• Mobile homes: 62

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 48822

• 80.0%1,037Drove a car alone
• 6.5%84Carpooled
• 13.1%170Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 48822

• 16Less than 5 minutes
• 445 to 9 minutes
• 11910 to 14 minutes
• 17215 to 19 minutes
• 24020 to 24 minutes
• 14525 to 29 minutes
• 24430 to 34 minutes
• 6835 to 39 minutes
• 940 to 44 minutes
• 2845 to 59 minutes
• 1960 to 89 minutes
• 1390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 31.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,463

• Male householders: 449 (89 living alone), Female householders: 463 (78 living alone)

• 636 spouses (636 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 719 children (694 natural, 8 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 2 foster children, 25 other relatives, 67 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 326 2-persons, 159 3-persons, 145 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 166 1-person, 21 2-persons, 5 3-persons

454 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (13 men, 9 women).

98.7% of residents of 48822 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 60% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MI DEPT/STATE POLICE (15060 S JONES in EAGLE, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• FLORILLI CORP (E I- 96 AT MM 83 in EAGLE, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: FLORILLI CORP (E)

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%

Population in 1990: 1,937. Population change in the 1990s: +546 (+28.2%).

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

• This state: 2,258
• Northeast: 32
• Midwest: 64
• South: 25
• West: 26

69% of the 48822 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

92% of the 48822 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00 , 0104.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00 , 0104.00

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 10. The highest number of fires - 30 took place in 2017, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (36.2%), and Outside Fires (36.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 48822
• 5836.2%Structure Fires
• 5836.2%Outside Fires
• 4226.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 48822, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 48822 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	16	76.8 years
Mary	13	80.5 years
James	8	71.2 years
Richard	8	74.9 years
Margaret	6	78.0 years
Dorothy	6	88.2 years
William	6	82.8 years
Bertha	5	88.0 years
Helen	5	78.6 years
Earl	5	74.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 48822 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mccrumb	10	81.0 years
Smith	6	77.8 years
Feldpausch	6	75.5 years
Rademacher	5	80.0 years
Leonard	5	80.0 years
Kebler	5	78.4 years
Babbitt	5	81.6 years
Miller	5	79.2 years
Howe	4	81.2 years
Rose	4	81.7 years

Businesses in zip code 48822

• Subway: 1
• U-Haul: 1