49436 Zip Code (MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,668
Zip code population in 2010: 1,622
Zip code population in 2000: 1,675

Houses and condos: 2,320
Renter-occupied apartments: 78
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49436: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 31.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 53 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: $2,276 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,254 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 49436:

• High school or higher: 92.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
• Unemployed: 10.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49436:

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 57.7%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 9.4%
• Divorced: 7.6%

• 
• • 1,31378.9%White
  • 27916.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 633.8%Two or more races
  • 60.4%Some other race
  • 30.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49436, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,990 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,990
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $48,331 (reported on 68.5% of returns)

Here:	$48,331
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1249.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2562.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5030.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7552.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11924.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,881 (reported on 36.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,881
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 20.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 416.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,139 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,139
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.6% for AGIs below $25k, 39.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 106.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 206.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1238.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,539 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	+$12,539
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 586.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3432.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,440 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$10,440
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.8% for AGIs below $25k, 341.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 794.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $22,594 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

49436:	$22,594
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.2% for AGIs below $25k, 315.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 530.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 682.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4278.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $45,425 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,425
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 258.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2498.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $12,533 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$12,533
State:	$13,548

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 417.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $7,120 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

49436:	$7,120
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 408.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,142 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,142
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $25k, 67.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.6%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 97.1% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49436, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,910 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,910
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $29,574 (reported on 75.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,574
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $25k, 60.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 38.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,889 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,889
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,111 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$5,111
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,217 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,217
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,562 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,562
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,833 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

49436:	$13,833
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,390 (25% of AGI, reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,390
State:	$21,628

Here:	25.1% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,912 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,912
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,324 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

49436:	$7,324
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,987 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,987
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49436, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,596 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,596
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $25,749 (reported on 79.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,749
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.7% for AGIs below $10k, 65.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 32.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,953 (reported on 46.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,953
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,596 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,596
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,342 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,342
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,193 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,193
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, -1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,500 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,500
State:	-$4,492

IRA payment deduction: $2,353 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

49436:	$2,353
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $17,271 (23% of AGI, reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,271
State:	$18,509

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.9% for AGIs below $10k, 11.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,886 (5% of AGI, reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,886
State:	$3,365

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,234 (reported on 68.8% of returns)

49436:	$5,234
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,632 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,632
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.1%

Here:	56%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 44.9% for AGIs below $10k, 52.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49455, 49449, 49446, 49420, 49437, 49452.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 85
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 696

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (0 now married, 21 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 178 (95 now married, 82 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49436 with a mortgage: 379 (36 second mortgage, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,367
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $482

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

• Zip code 49436 household income distribution in 2022

• 29Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 38$15,000 to $19,999
• 22$20,000 to $24,999
• 38$25,000 to $29,999
• 53$30,000 to $34,999
• 36$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$40,000 to $44,999
• 17$45,000 to $49,999
• 65$50,000 to $59,999
• 108$60,000 to $74,999
• 152$75,000 to $99,999
• 88$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999
• 25$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49436

• 7Less than $10,000
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 27$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 52$100,000 to $124,999
• 87$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 37$175,000 to $199,999
• 78$200,000 to $249,999
• 60$250,000 to $299,999
• 107$300,000 to $399,999
• 47$400,000 to $499,999
• 52$500,000 to $749,999
• 49$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 3$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49436

• 5$350 to $399
• 4$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 4$500 to $549
• 15$550 to $599
• 7$600 to $649
• 3$1,500 to $1,999
• 31No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $784.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $628,302.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $267,761
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $132,664
• Some other race householders: $165,831
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $160,303

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,078 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,405 - $389,182

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $303,985

Here:	$303,985
State:	$280,038

Mobile homes: $117,069

Here:	$117,069
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,730
• Two: 4
• 20 to 49: 4
• Mobile homes: 577

Unemployment: 10.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49436

• 69.5%477Drove a car alone
• 14.1%97Carpooled
• 0.6%4Motorcycle
• 2.5%17Walked
• 3.4%23Other means
• 9.0%62Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49436

• 40Less than 5 minutes
• 685 to 9 minutes
• 11110 to 14 minutes
• 8715 to 19 minutes
• 1920 to 24 minutes
• 4625 to 29 minutes
• 9130 to 34 minutes
• 3735 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 7345 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,668

• Male householders: 441 (129 living alone), Female householders: 340 (98 living alone)

• 396 spouses (396 opposite-sex spouses), 50 unmarried partners, (50 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 319 children (300 natural, 14 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 foster children, 36 other relatives, 15 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 398 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 226 1-person, 20 2-persons

139 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (37 men, 27 women).

89.1% of residents of 49436 zip code speak English at home.
10.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 13% well, 7% not well, 1% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GOLDEN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (5601 W. FOX ROAD in MEARS, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01436
  Organizations: HART PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MEARS TRUCK & TRACTOR INC (7282 W FOX ROAD in MEARS, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GARY BEGGS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• MI DEPT/NATURAL RESOURCES (NW CORNER OF 4TH AND 56TH ST in MEARS, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: PURDY KEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MIDNR VILLAGE OF MEARS SITE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Population in 1990: 1,302. Population change in the 1990s: +373 (+28.6%).

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

• This state: 1,273
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 255
• South: 57
• West: 19

67% of the 49436 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

94% of the 49436 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
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: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49436 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	75.9 years
William	9	77.3 years
James	9	75.0 years
Charles	8	77.5 years
Mary	7	79.6 years
Robert	7	76.6 years
Richard	7	69.7 years
Harold	6	71.0 years
Dorothy	5	73.8 years
Evelyn	5	83.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 49436 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pearson	7	71.0 years
Anderson	6	70.2 years
Fenton	6	79.2 years
Johnson	6	80.8 years
Krantz	4	79.0 years
Fuller	4	83.5 years
Brandon	4	75.2 years
Robinson	4	86.0 years
Snyder	4	80.8 years
Wiegand	4	80.5 years