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49116 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49116 covers Lakeside, Michigan, with a median household income of $123,289.

Median age
66.527.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$123,2891.7× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$995,737
Degree or higher
22%13 points below the US average
Homeownership
88%23 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 49116 is

Lakeside, 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

Median age66.5
Family households80%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)85.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans22%
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$123,289
Income per person$61,990
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k12.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k8.0%
$100–125k56.0%
$125–150k16.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more8.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed140
Mean adjusted gross income$274,957
Returns declaring $200,000 or more35.7%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k21.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more35.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied88%
Vacant homes89%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house91%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units5.3%
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$995,737as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home25%
Drives to work alone27.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity33.5% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.7% 13.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17% 3.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis42.4% 17.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11% 5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication85.9% 11.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)16.9% 9.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year86.6% 9.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening94.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening80.8% 16.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.3% 14 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7% 10.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.2% 9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.1% 8.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4% 5.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.8% 5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 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 establishments10
People employed71
Annual payroll$5,161,000
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 27.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss21.7 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.

Hail84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding72.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane24.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.4Very 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$123,289$71,149$78,538
Income per person$61,990$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate0%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership88%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.8%5.2%
Works from home25%12%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%7%13.9%
Median age66.540.138.7
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 stationLAPORTE, IN US26.8 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year65 in

Average high and low by month

January31.2°F / 17.3°F3.01 in rain, 23 in snow
February35.1°F / 20.3°F2.52 in rain, 16 in snow
March46°F / 28.7°F2.7 in rain, 7.1 in snow
April58.8°F / 39.3°F3.77 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May70°F / 50°F4.33 in rain
June78.9°F / 59.7°F4.38 in rain
July82.1°F / 64°F4.04 in rain
August80.3°F / 62.8°F4.22 in rain
September74.4°F / 55.2°F3.38 in rain
October62°F / 43.9°F4.11 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47.7°F / 32.9°F3.24 in rain, 4 in snow
December36.2°F / 23.5°F2.85 in rain, 13.8 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

River Valley School District100% 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 vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49129 Union Pier, MI3.1 km away
49115 Harbert, MI4.5 km away
49128 Three Oaks, MI5.8 km away
49125 Sawyer, MI7.7 km away
49117 New Buffalo, MI8.9 km away
49119 New Troy, MI10.4 km away
49106 Bridgman, MI13.6 km away
49113 Galien, MI14.1 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.

Berrien County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.55 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8485, -86.6694

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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