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49070 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49070 covers Martin, Michigan, with a population of about 2,192 and a median household income of $72,344.

Population
2,19284 per square mile
Median age
38.9about the US average
Median household income
$72,344about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$293,998up 25.7% in five years
Median rent
$75630% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
13.9%21.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.1%26.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 49070 is

Martin, 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

Population2,192
Median age38.9
Family households78.7%
Born outside the US4.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)88.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
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$72,344
Income per person$33,947
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k7.2%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k6.2%
$45–50k9.3%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,200
Mean adjusted gross income$61,666
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$200,700
Median gross rent$756
Rent as a share of household income22.3%
Owner-occupied91.1%
Vacant homes3.2%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house81.1%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units0.5%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home15.5%
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$293,998as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$293,998$105,357

$105,357 in 2000 to $293,998 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone83.3%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.9%
Health

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

Obesity37.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.6% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.3% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed281
Annual payroll$10,987,000
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 39.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.3 out of 100
Community resilience97.4 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 wind89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.5Relatively 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$72,344$71,149$78,538
Income per person$33,947$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$200,700$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$756$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.1%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home6.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US4.1%7%13.9%
Median age38.940.138.7
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 stationALLEGAN 5NE, MI US13 km away

Average high and low by month

January30.2°F / 15.7°F
February32.8°F / 16°F
March43.4°F / 24.1°F
April57.5°F / 34.3°F
May68.3°F / 45.2°F
June77.9°F / 55.4°F
July81.8°F / 57.8°F
August80.1°F / 57.6°F
September73.2°F / 50°F
October60.9°F / 40.1°F
November46.9°F / 30.9°F
December35.1°F / 22.3°F
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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket5% 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%.

Martin Public Schools99.2% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49344 Shelbyville, MI6.4 km away
49078 Otsego, MI8.8 km away
49080 Plainwell, MI9.8 km away
49311 Bradley, MI10.7 km away
49328 Hopkins, MI13.8 km away
49348 Wayland, MI14.3 km away
49010 Allegan, MI18.4 km away
49046 Delton, MI19.4 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.

Allegan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area26.1 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq mi
Population density84 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5370, -85.6417

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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