49879 Zip Code (Republic, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,090
Zip code population in 2010: 1,038
Zip code population in 2000: 996

Houses and condos: 1,051
Renter-occupied apartments: 63
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49879: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 141.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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: $1,518 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $852 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 49879:

• High school or higher: 94.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
• Unemployed: 8.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49879:

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 61.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 10.7%
• Divorced: 9.5%

• 
• • 1,07298.6%White
  • 60.6%Two or more races
  • 60.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49879, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,592 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,592
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $42,828 (reported on 64.0% of returns)

Here:	$42,828
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 875.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2418.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3924.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8760.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16203.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 38.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,520 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,520
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 35.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 230.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,088 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,088
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $25k, 141.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 483.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,250 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$10,250
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 410.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,575 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

49879:	$14,575
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 272.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1198.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,067 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $25k, 59.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.2% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 49879, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,609 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,609
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $35,838 (reported on 69.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,838
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $458 (reported on 41.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$458
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,064 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,064
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,117 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,117
State:	+$9,326

Profit/loss from business: +$7,900 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,900
State:	+$11,523

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,257 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

49879:	$8,257
Michigan:	$15,298

Total itemized deductions: $16,500 (26% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,500
State:	$21,628

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,225 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,225
State:	$4,225

Taxes paid: $4,633 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

49879:	$4,633
State:	$8,327

Earned income credit: $1,612 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,612
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.3%

Here:	54%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 47.6% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49879, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,128 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,128
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $29,519 (reported on 75.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,519
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $10k, 47.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,090 (reported on 55.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,090
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,043 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,043
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,709 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,709
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,000 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,000
State:	+$9,547

IRA payment deduction: $2,000 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

49879:	$2,000
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $15,231 (27% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,231
State:	$18,509

Here:	26.8% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,273 (4% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,273
State:	$3,365

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,843 (reported on 71.3% of returns)

49879:	$3,843
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,354 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,354
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.9%

Here:	52%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 36.7% for AGIs below $10k, 44.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49815, 49861, 49814, 49881, 49849, 49920.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 69
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 481

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 155 (58 now married, 97 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49879 with a mortgage: 147 (7 second mortgage, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,082
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $459

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

• Zip code 49879 household income distribution in 2022

• 60Less than $10,000
• 25$10,000 to $14,999
• 19$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 47$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 36$40,000 to $44,999
• 12$45,000 to $49,999
• 89$50,000 to $59,999
• 51$60,000 to $74,999
• 65$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49879

• 1Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 51$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 25$250,000 to $299,999
• 36$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$400,000 to $499,999
• 14$500,000 to $749,999
• 8$750,000 to $999,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49879

• 17$100 to $149
• 9$350 to $399
• 3$500 to $549
• 2$700 to $749
• 1$750 to $799
• 7$800 to $899
• 3$1,000 to $1,249
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $837.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,767
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $44,646
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,135

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $94,848 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,531 - $187,858

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $152,466

Here:	$152,466
State:	$280,038

Mobile homes: $114,137

Here:	$114,137
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 944
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 27
• 20 to 49: 14
• Mobile homes: 52

Unemployment: 8.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49879

• 78.5%237Drove a car alone
• 3.0%9Carpooled
• 7.6%23Walked
• 8.9%27Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49879

• 2Less than 5 minutes
• 125 to 9 minutes
• 810 to 14 minutes
• 2015 to 19 minutes
• 2320 to 24 minutes
• 2625 to 29 minutes
• 5430 to 34 minutes
• 735 to 39 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 6345 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,090

• Male householders: 273 (119 living alone), Female householders: 279 (73 living alone)

• 297 spouses (297 opposite-sex spouses), 38 unmarried partners, (38 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 185 children (165 natural, 0 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

Size of family households: 264 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 191 1-person, 23 2-persons, 7 4-persons

115 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (5 men, 12 women).

99.8% of residents of 49879 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (M-95 OVER MICHIGAMME RIVER in REPUBLIC TOWNSHIP, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE M-95 OVER MICHIGAMME RIVER

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE B02-52011 (M-95 AT TROUT CREEK B02-52011 in REPUBLIC TOWNSHIP, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE M-95 OVER TROUT CREEK

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.6%

Population in 1990: 1,192.

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

• This state: 816
• Northeast: 25
• Midwest: 187
• South: 26
• West: 26

73% of the 49879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

94% of the 49879 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 13 took place in 2006, and the least - 2 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.4%), and Outside Fires (43.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49879
• 5846.4%Structure Fires
• 5443.2%Outside Fires
• 108.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 32.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 49879, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 49879 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	23	71.4 years
Charles	11	77.4 years
Robert	10	67.3 years
William	9	78.1 years
George	9	73.7 years
Helen	9	84.5 years
Emil	8	80.2 years
Mary	6	80.0 years
Raymond	6	71.7 years
Henry	6	73.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 49879 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	17	76.1 years
Mattila	14	72.0 years
Koski	12	75.8 years
Mattson	12	72.5 years
Niemi	12	73.6 years
Sullivan	10	84.1 years
Isaacson	10	79.4 years
Aho	9	74.7 years
Hendrickson	9	79.8 years
Maki	9	76.7 years

Businesses in zip code 49879

• True Value: 1