49902 Zip Code (Alpha, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 209
Zip code population in 2010: 145
Zip code population in 2000: 200

Houses and condos: 164
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49902: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 663 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,380 (3.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $548 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 49902:

• High school or higher: 85.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49902:

• Never married: 24.5%
• Now married: 20.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.0%
• Divorced: 50.5%

• 
• • 19192.3%White
  • 125.8%American Indian
  • 41.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49902, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,722 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,722
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $20,571 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$20,571
State:	$42,791

Taxable interest for individuals: $476 (reported on 46.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$476
Michigan:	$1,725

Total itemized deductions: $14,909 (34% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,909
State:	$18,509

Here:	33.7% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,333 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

49902:	$2,333
State:	$7,691

Earned income credit: $1,438 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,438
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.4%

Here:	64%
State:	60%

Nearest zip codes: 49920, 49927, 54121, 49915, 49903, 54120.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 96

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (1 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 38 (9 now married, 29 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49902 with a mortgage: 34
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $731
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $435

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

• Zip code 49902 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 32$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49902

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 38$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49902

• 3Less than $100
• 2$250 to $299
• 2$300 to $349
• 5$400 to $449
• 1$550 to $599
• 1$600 to $649

Median gross rent in 2022: $533.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $33,660

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $35,708 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,296 - $65,216

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $70,858

Here:	$70,858
State:	$280,038

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 141
• 5 to 9: 14
• Mobile homes: 8

Unemployment: 4.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49902

• 72.0%69Drove a car alone
• 11.5%11Carpooled
• 6.3%6Walked
• 5.2%5Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49902

• 1Less than 5 minutes
• 195 to 9 minutes
• 1510 to 14 minutes
• 1015 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 1430 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 209

• Male householders: 63 (18 living alone), Female householders: 61 (36 living alone)

• 17 spouses (17 opposite-sex spouses), 55 unmarried partners, (55 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18 children (14 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 1 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 37 2-persons

5 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men).

All residents speak English at home

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%

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

• This state: 168
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 26
• South: 5
• West: 4

57% of the 49902 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

85% of the 49902 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% 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:

Most common first names in zip code 49902 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	73.4 years
William	4	71.0 years
George	3	77.3 years
Charles	3	79.7 years
Marie	3	66.0 years
Gust	2	82.5 years
James	2	74.0 years
Audrey	2	72.6 years
Joseph	2	74.6 years
Josephine	2	88.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 49902 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	55.2 years
Maki	4	80.0 years
Miller	4	79.0 years
Skrzyniarz	4	75.2 years
Erickson	3	74.7 years
Frizzo	3	81.7 years
Scarite	3	85.7 years
Alexa	2	63.0 years
Kosiba	2	79.0 years
Hohman	2	73.5 years