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49097 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49097 covers Vicksburg, Michigan, with a population of about 11,452 and a median household income of $82,051.

Population
11,452164 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,0511.2× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$289,296up 23.7% in five years
Median rent
$93314% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
26.4%8.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
168

Where 49097 is

Vicksburg, 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

Population11,452
Median age39.4
Family households73.3%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)92.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans6.1%
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$82,051
Income per person$39,013
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k14.7%
$75–100k15.9%
$100–125k13.8%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,740
Mean adjusted gross income$96,526
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k25.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.4%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$224,400
Median gross rent$933
Rent as a share of household income28.7%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house88.2%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units3.7%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home0.9%
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$289,296as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.5%
Typical asking rent$1,600as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$289,296$127,785

$143,597 in 2000 to $289,296 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home5.2%
Drives to work alone87.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity38% 4.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.2% 7.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.7% 2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% 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 screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.3% 11 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.7% 2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments168
People employed1,919
Annual payroll$89,422,000
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 32.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43 out of 100
Community resilience84.7 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.

Hail88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.1Very 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$82,051$71,149$78,538
Income per person$39,013$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$224,400$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,084$1,348
Homeownership84.3%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home5.2%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%7%13.9%
Median age39.440.138.7
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 stationKALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI US13.3 km away
Rain in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 18.1°F1.7 in rain
February34.7°F / 19.5°F1.34 in rain
March45.9°F / 27.3°F2.01 in rain
April59.3°F / 37.7°F3.07 in rain
May70.3°F / 48.7°F3.7 in rain
June79.5°F / 58.1°F3.2 in rain
July83.1°F / 62°F3.36 in rain
August81.1°F / 60.4°F3.66 in rain
September74.1°F / 52.5°F3.27 in rain
October61.3°F / 41.9°F3.74 in rain
November47.6°F / 32.5°F2.5 in rain
December36.5°F / 24.2°F1.68 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket19% 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%.

Vicksburg Community Schools98.6% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49088 Scotts, MI7.3 km away
49002 Portage, MI9.6 km away
49081 Portage, MI11.1 km away
49072 Mendon, MI12.1 km away
49024 Portage, MI12.9 km away
49087 Schoolcraft, MI13.4 km away
49003 Kalamazoo, MI14 km away
49019 Kalamazoo, MI14 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.

Kalamazoo County94.7% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Joseph County5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.97 sq mi
Water area3.18 sq mi
Population density164 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1209, -85.5024

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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