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48074 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48074 covers Smiths Creek, Michigan, with a population of about 9,617 and a median household income of $69,600.

Population
9,617259 per square mile
Median age
41.22.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,600about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$240,664up 10.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,1391.1× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
15.2%19.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.8%24.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
155

Where 48074 is

Smiths Creek, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population9,617
Median age41.2
Family households74.9%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)89.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans3.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$69,600
Income per person$33,342
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k7.4%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k13.0%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k14.3%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,830
Mean adjusted gross income$58,263
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k31.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$191,800
Median gross rent$1,139
Owner-occupied89.8%
Vacant homes1.9%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house84.3%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units2%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home12.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$240,664as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$240,664$105,360

$123,126 in 2000 to $240,664 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone83.9%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.9% 6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.3% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.3% 2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.2% 1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments155
People employed1,276
Annual payroll$53,639,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 24.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.3 out of 100
Community resilience82.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding0.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$69,600$71,149$78,538
Income per person$33,342$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$191,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,139$1,084$1,348
Homeownership89.8%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.7%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%7%13.9%
Median age41.240.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPORT HURON, MI US14.4 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January30.9°F / 19.9°F2.48 in rain, 11.1 in snow
February33.3°F / 20.5°F2.06 in rain, 11.4 in snow
March42.2°F / 28.3°F2.21 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April54.2°F / 38°F3.15 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May66.7°F / 48.8°F3.53 in rain
June76.4°F / 58.8°F3.62 in rain
July81.3°F / 65.2°F3.25 in rain
August79.7°F / 64°F3.14 in rain
September73.1°F / 56.8°F3.32 in rain
October60.5°F / 46°F3.13 in rain
November46.9°F / 35.2°F2.81 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December36°F / 26.4°F2.17 in rain, 6.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Port Huron Area School District69% of this ZIP code's land area
Marysville Public Schools30.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48040 Marysville, MI7.1 km away
48063 Columbus, MI8.3 km away
48079 Saint Clair, MI9.9 km away
48027 Goodells, MI11 km away
48004 Anchorville, MI12 km away
48060 Port Huron, MI13.4 km away
48061 Port Huron, MI13.7 km away
48054 East China, MI14.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

St. Clair County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.2 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq mi
Population density259 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9051, -82.5679

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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