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48875 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48875 covers Portland, Michigan, with a population of about 11,090 and a median household income of $92,457.

Population
11,090130 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$92,4571.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
4.8%7.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$295,488up 29% in five years
Median rent
$1,088about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
29.9%5.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.9%11.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
174

Where 48875 is

Portland, 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

Population11,090
Median age36.9
Family households71.3%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)89.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans4.5%
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$92,457
Income per person$43,713
Poverty rate4.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k17.3%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k9.9%
$150–200k11.9%
$200k or more8.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,230
Mean adjusted gross income$74,002
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$213,000
Median gross rent$1,088
Rent as a share of household income21.8%
Owner-occupied76.9%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house75.7%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units8.4%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home8.4%
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$295,488as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$295,488$112,587

$112,587 in 2000 to $295,488 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home12.9%
Drives to work alone80.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.5%
Health

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

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.9% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 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 year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.4% 12.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments174
People employed1,990
Annual payroll$83,981,000
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 66.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.9 out of 100
Community resilience74.8 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 wind97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.7Relatively 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$92,457$71,149$78,538
Income per person$43,713$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate4.8%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$213,000$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,088$1,084$1,348
Homeownership76.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home12.9%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%7%13.9%
Median age36.940.138.7
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 US16.7 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 supermarket23% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Portland Public School District80.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Lakewood Public Schools10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District6.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Berlin Township School District 31.9% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48851 Lyons, MI11.2 km away
48894 Westphalia, MI11.6 km away
48890 Sunfield, MI11.7 km away
48822 Eagle, MI13.3 km away
48861 Mulliken, MI13.9 km away
48873 Pewamo, MI16.3 km away
48846 Ionia, MI18.8 km away
48837 Grand Ledge, MI18.9 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 County90% of this ZIP code's land area
Clinton County10% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area85.23 sq mi
Water area1.41 sq mi
Population density130 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.8624, -84.9139

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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