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48872 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48872 covers Perry, Michigan, with a population of about 6,421 and a median household income of $79,434.

Population
6,421116 per square mile
Median age
42.84.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$79,4341.1× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$278,453up 22.2% in five years
Median rent
$97210% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
23.1%11.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.4%16.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
115

Where 48872 is

Perry, 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

Population6,421
Median age42.8
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans6.8%
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$79,434
Income per person$37,792
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k12.0%
$75–100k16.2%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k12.6%
$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 filed3,680
Mean adjusted gross income$71,566
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k26.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$217,600
Median gross rent$972
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied81.4%
Vacant homes5.9%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house83.6%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home6.7%
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$278,453as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$278,453$108,258

$109,865 in 2000 to $278,453 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home9%
Drives to work alone74%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16%
Health

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

Obesity38.4% 5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 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 health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.9% 7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 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 screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.8% 1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.2% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.9% 1.1 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 establishments115
People employed712
Annual payroll$26,115,000
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 34.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.5 out of 100
Community resilience79 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 wind92.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding24.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.6Very 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$79,434$71,149$78,538
Income per person$37,792$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$217,600$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$972$1,084$1,348
Homeownership81.4%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home9%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%7%13.9%
Median age42.840.138.7
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 stationOWOSSO WWTP, MI US22.2 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 supermarket47% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Perry Public School District68.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Morrice Area Schools25% of this ZIP code's land area
Fowlerville Community Schools2.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Webberville Community Schools1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Laingsburg Community School District1.4% 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 status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48857 Morrice, MI4.9 km away
48882 Shaftsburg, MI5.6 km away
48848 Laingsburg, MI11 km away
48414 Bancroft, MI11.3 km away
48895 Williamston, MI14.6 km away
48840 Haslett, MI15.6 km away
48892 Webberville, MI18.2 km away
48808 Bath, 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.

Shiawassee County79.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Ingham County16.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Livingston County3.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.48 sq mi
Water area1.64 sq mi
Population density116 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.8200, -84.2313

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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