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48808 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48808 covers Bath, Michigan, with a population of about 6,424 and a median household income of $82,910.

Population
6,424267 per square mile
Median age
43.24.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,9101.2× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
7.6%4.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$335,779up 23.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,2461.1× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
37%2 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.5%11.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 48808 is

Bath, 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

Population6,424
Median age43.2
Family households59.4%
Born outside the US3.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.9%
White (non-Hispanic)88.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Veterans5.4%
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$82,910
Income per person$50,943
Poverty rate7.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.0%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k11.9%
$60–75k6.0%
$75–100k18.1%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k9.1%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more9.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,890
Mean adjusted gross income$89,991
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.9%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.1%
Returns, $200k or more6.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$243,600
Median gross rent$1,246
Owner-occupied76.5%
Vacant homes1.2%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house70.2%
Attached house7.4%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units18%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home0.4%
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$335,779as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$335,779$125,255

$125,255 in 2000 to $335,779 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher37%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home20.5%
Drives to work alone74.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.1% 2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.3% 13 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27% 3.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed627
Annual payroll$43,811,000
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 33.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.7 out of 100
Community resilience84.9 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.

Strong wind95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather42.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.3Very 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$82,910$71,149$78,538
Income per person$50,943$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate7.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$243,600$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,246$1,084$1,348
Homeownership76.5%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home20.5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US3.1%7%13.9%
Median age43.240.138.7
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 stationLANSING CAPITAL CITY AP, MI US11.1 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January30.6°F / 17.2°F2.06 in rain, 14.3 in snow
February33.5°F / 18.3°F1.71 in rain, 12.9 in snow
March44.4°F / 26°F2.13 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April57.6°F / 36.4°F3.26 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May69.4°F / 47.5°F3.66 in rain
June78.9°F / 57.1°F3.76 in rain
July82.8°F / 60.9°F2.94 in rain
August80.6°F / 59.5°F3.48 in rain
September73.6°F / 51.5°F2.81 in rain
October60.5°F / 41.2°F3.16 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47°F / 31.9°F2.46 in rain, 3.9 in snow
December35.7°F / 23.3°F1.9 in rain, 11.3 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 supermarket75% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bath Community Schools88.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Laingsburg Community School District5.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Lansing Public School District5.9% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48840 Haslett, MI8.8 km away
48823 East Lansing, MI9.3 km away
48848 Laingsburg, MI9.5 km away
48826 East Lansing, MI9.6 km away
48820 Dewitt, MI10.5 km away
48906 Lansing, MI10.6 km away
48824 East Lansing, MI10.6 km away
48825 East Lansing, MI10.8 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.

Clinton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area24.09 sq mi
Water area1.72 sq mi
Population density267 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.8206, -84.4545

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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