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48861 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48861 covers Mulliken, Michigan, with a population of about 1,852 and a median household income of $88,056.

Population
1,85271 per square mile
Median age
46.88.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,0561.2× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
5.5%6.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$240,548up 23.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,051about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
32.1%2.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.4%29.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 48861 is

Mulliken, 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

Population1,852
Median age46.8
Family households78%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans4.6%
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$88,056
Income per person$45,115
Poverty rate5.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k8.7%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k9.0%
$200k or more15.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed780
Mean adjusted gross income$62,040
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k26.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$173,500
Median gross rent$1,051
Owner-occupied94.4%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house95.2%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units0.3%
Mobile home4.2%
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$240,548as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$240,548$94,854

$115,355 in 2007 to $240,548 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home18.3%
Drives to work alone74.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.1%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 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 asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed165
Annual payroll$7,336,000
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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 34.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.6 out of 100
Community resilience81.5 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.

Strong wind91.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.9Relatively 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$88,056$71,149$78,538
Income per person$45,115$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate5.5%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$173,500$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,051$1,084$1,348
Homeownership94.4%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home18.3%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%7%13.9%
Median age46.840.138.7
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 stationCHARLOTTE, MI US21.7 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January29.8°F / 15.1°F2.26 in rain, 14.9 in snow
February32.9°F / 16.2°F1.69 in rain, 4.4 in snow
March43.3°F / 24°F2.27 in rain, 5.8 in snow
April56.7°F / 34.6°F3.43 in rain, 1 in snow
May68.4°F / 46.3°F4.03 in rain
June77.5°F / 56.1°F3.82 in rain
July81.5°F / 59.8°F3.02 in rain
August79.3°F / 58.1°F3.56 in rain
September72.9°F / 50.3°F3.2 in rain
October60.2°F / 39.7°F3.55 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November46.3°F / 30°F2.74 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December35.1°F / 21.8°F2.2 in rain, 9.6 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lakewood Public Schools39.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Grand Ledge Public Schools33.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Charlotte Public Schools14.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Portland Public School District7.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Maple Valley Schools5.8% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% 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.

48890 Sunfield, MI7.7 km away
48837 Grand Ledge, MI13.2 km away
48875 Portland, MI13.9 km away
49096 Vermontville, MI14.3 km away
48822 Eagle, MI15 km away
48908 Lansing, MI16.5 km away
48876 Potterville, MI17.2 km away
48813 Charlotte, MI19.3 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.

Eaton County91.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Ionia County8.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area26.21 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density71 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7377, -84.8979

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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