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48860 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48860 covers Muir, Michigan, with a population of about 1,395 and a median household income of $58,750.

Population
1,39549 per square mile
Median age
47.48.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,75017% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
13.2%0.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$245,774up 32.1% in five years
Degree or higher
6.1%28.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.6%7.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 48860 is

Muir, 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

Population1,395
Median age47.4
Family households64.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.9%
Veterans3.2%
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$58,750
Income per person$29,130
Poverty rate13.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k8.5%
$20–25k6.1%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k7.7%
$50–60k11.0%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k14.8%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k2.6%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed620
Mean adjusted gross income$56,381
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$162,800
Rent as a share of household income23.7%
Owner-occupied72.6%
Vacant homes1.9%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house71.2%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units4.8%
5 to 19 units8.9%
Mobile home13.5%
Boat, RV or van0.6%
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$245,774as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 138.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$245,774$70,088

$88,827 in 2007 to $245,774 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home3.5%
Drives to work alone90.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35%
Health

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

Obesity39.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.8% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed73
Annual payroll$2,464,000
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 40.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss40.5 out of 100
Community resilience73.6 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 wind93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.5Very 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$58,750$71,149$78,538
Income per person$29,130$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate13.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$162,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership72.6%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7%13.9%
Median age47.440.138.7
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 stationIONIA 2SSW, MI US15.1 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January28.9°F / 15.6°F2.2 in rain, 15.5 in snow
February31.6°F / 16.3°F1.71 in rain, 11.9 in snow
March42.3°F / 24.3°F2.23 in rain, 7 in snow
April55.6°F / 34.7°F3.28 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May67.9°F / 46.8°F3.97 in rain
June77.3°F / 56.7°F3.88 in rain
July80.9°F / 60.3°F3.37 in rain
August78.9°F / 58.7°F3.69 in rain
September72°F / 50.5°F3.03 in rain
October59.2°F / 39.7°F3.55 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November45.5°F / 30.4°F2.79 in rain, 3.6 in snow
December33.9°F / 22°F2.22 in rain, 14.1 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Ionia Public Schools56.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Carson City-Crystal Area School District39.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District3.7% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48870 Palo, MI8.5 km away
48873 Pewamo, MI8.7 km away
48851 Lyons, MI9.1 km away
48845 Hubbardston, MI9.5 km away
48846 Ionia, MI12.5 km away
48811 Carson City, MI15.2 km away
48865 Orleans, MI15.3 km away
48835 Fowler, MI15.6 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.

Ionia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.19 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density49 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0439, -84.9391

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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