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48649 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48649 covers Oakley, Michigan, with a population of about 1,476 and a median household income of $68,288.

Population
1,47654 per square mile
Median age
51.312.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$68,288about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$196,763up 25.1% in five years
Median rent
$78528% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
14.2%20.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.5%26.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 48649 is

Oakley, 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

Population1,476
Median age51.3
Family households78.3%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.4%
White (non-Hispanic)88.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Veterans7%
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$68,288
Income per person$34,211
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k7.5%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k6.8%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k17.2%
$75–100k15.9%
$100–125k14.9%
$125–150k1.3%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed800
Mean adjusted gross income$54,854
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$151,500
Median gross rent$785
Owner-occupied91.5%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house88.9%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units2.2%
Mobile home8.7%
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$196,763as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$196,763$68,599

$87,632 in 2000 to $196,763 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home11.3%
Drives to work alone73.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.3% 7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.7% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.2% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed90
Annual payroll$5,026,000
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 41.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.2 out of 100
Community resilience88.5 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.

Winter weather90.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire45.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning23.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.1Very 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$68,288$71,149$78,538
Income per person$34,211$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$151,500$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$785$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.5%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.3%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%7%13.9%
Median age51.340.138.7
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 stationOWOSSO WWTP, MI US15.1 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January30.3°F / 15.7°F2.1 in rain, 12.4 in snow
February33.1°F / 16.3°F1.82 in rain, 8.9 in snow
March43.3°F / 23.8°F1.98 in rain, 4 in snow
April56.5°F / 34.5°F3.62 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May68.7°F / 46.2°F4.15 in rain
June78.1°F / 56°F3.5 in rain
July81.9°F / 59.7°F3.55 in rain
August80°F / 58.5°F3.33 in rain
September73.5°F / 51°F2.75 in rain
October60.6°F / 40°F3.23 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47°F / 30.7°F2.41 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December35.5°F / 22.5°F2.03 in rain, 9.9 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Chesaning Union Schools96.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Owosso Public Schools2.4% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48841 Henderson, MI4.6 km away
48616 Chesaning, MI8.6 km away
48807 Bannister, MI12.3 km away
48614 Brant, MI13.6 km away
48655 Saint Charles, MI15.6 km away
48831 Elsie, MI16 km away
48867 Owosso, MI17.9 km away
48460 New Lothrop, MI18.2 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.

Saginaw County94.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Shiawassee County5.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.49 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density54 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1505, -84.2094

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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