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49068 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49068 covers Marshall, Michigan, with a population of about 14,954 and a median household income of $78,476.

Population
14,954115 per square mile
Median age
45.97.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,4761.1× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$253,894up 23.1% in five years
Median rent
$90417% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
36.1%1.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
79.2%14.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
431

Where 49068 is

Marshall, 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

Population14,954
Median age45.9
Family households64.2%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.9%
White (non-Hispanic)90.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino4%
Veterans7.5%
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$78,476
Income per person$45,832
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k9.2%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,050
Mean adjusted gross income$80,004
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.5%
Returns, under $25k27.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$196,800
Median gross rent$904
Rent as a share of household income21.8%
Owner-occupied79.2%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house79.9%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units5%
Mobile home5.1%
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$253,894as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$253,894$118,709

$125,384 in 2000 to $253,894 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home10.3%
Drives to work alone81.6%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.2%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73% 8.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments431
People employed5,862
Annual payroll$289,088,000
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 33.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss36.3 out of 100
Community resilience90.1 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 wind93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.3Relatively 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$78,476$71,149$78,538
Income per person$45,832$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$196,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$904$1,084$1,348
Homeownership79.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.3%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2%7%13.9%
Median age45.940.138.7
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 stationBATTLE CREEK KELLOGG AP, MI US24.4 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January31.3°F / 17.3°F1.58 in rain
February34.1°F / 18.7°F1.21 in rain
March45.4°F / 27.1°F1.67 in rain
April58.6°F / 37.3°F2.88 in rain
May70.1°F / 48.7°F3.72 in rain
June79.4°F / 58.4°F3.41 in rain
July83°F / 62°F3.35 in rain
August80.9°F / 60.8°F3.36 in rain
September74°F / 52.9°F3.23 in rain
October61.2°F / 42°F3.55 in rain
November47.3°F / 32.2°F2.13 in rain
December36.3°F / 23.6°F1.43 in rain
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 supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Marshall Public Schools62.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Mar Lee School District23.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Olivet Community Schools7.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Homer Community Schools3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Tekonsha Community Schools2.1% 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 status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49016 Battle Creek, MI4.7 km away
49018 Battle Creek, MI4.7 km away
49033 Ceresco, MI14.3 km away
49014 Battle Creek, MI14.6 km away
49224 Albion, MI16.7 km away
49245 Homer, MI18.7 km away
49017 Battle Creek, MI18.8 km away
49076 Olivet, MI20 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.

Calhoun County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area129.91 sq mi
Water area2.71 sq mi
Population density115 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2720, -84.9583

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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