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49221 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49221 covers Adrian, Michigan, with a population of about 41,041 and a median household income of $57,316.

Population
41,041342 per square mile
Median age
40.41.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,31619% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
17.6%5.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$215,671up 25.9% in five years
Median rent
$9869% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
22.3%12.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
814

Where 49221 is

Adrian, 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

Population41,041
Median age40.4
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.1%
White (non-Hispanic)77%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino14.2%
Veterans5.7%
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$57,316
Income per person$29,318
Poverty rate17.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k5.7%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more4.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,180
Mean adjusted gross income$56,560
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k34.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$158,700
Median gross rent$986
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house66.6%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units7.7%
5 to 19 units9.3%
20 or more units5.5%
Mobile home8.5%
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$215,671as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.8%
Typical asking rent$975as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$215,671$78,055

$87,620 in 2000 to $215,671 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%
High school diploma or higher88.3%
Works from home8.4%
Drives to work alone77.8%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.4%
Health

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

Obesity41.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63% 1.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.4% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.6% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments814
People employed13,856
Annual payroll$608,473,000
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 42.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.9 out of 100
Community resilience73.5 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 wind88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave30.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought4Relatively Moderate 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$57,316$71,149$78,538
Income per person$29,318$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate17.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$158,700$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$986$1,084$1,348
Homeownership69%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.4%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%7%13.9%
Median age40.440.138.7
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 stationADRIAN 2 NNE, MI US3 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January33.3°F / 16.9°F2.24 in rain, 9 in snow
February36.4°F / 18°F1.99 in rain, 5.8 in snow
March46.9°F / 25.9°F2.49 in rain, 4.1 in snow
April59.9°F / 36.1°F3.49 in rain, 1 in snow
May71.8°F / 46.7°F3.99 in rain
June81°F / 56.5°F4.1 in rain
July84.7°F / 60.3°F3.4 in rain
August82.5°F / 58.8°F3.63 in rain
September75.9°F / 51°F3.29 in rain
October63.1°F / 40.2°F2.95 in rain
November49.2°F / 30.5°F2.82 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December37.9°F / 22.6°F2.29 in rain, 4.8 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 supermarket39% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Adrian City School District47.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Onsted Community Schools20% of this ZIP code's land area
Sand Creek Community Schools16.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison School District10.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Tecumseh Public Schools4.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Blissfield Community Schools1.1% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% 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.

49279 Sand Creek, MI9.5 km away
49268 Palmyra, MI10.3 km away
49286 Tecumseh, MI12.9 km away
49235 Clayton, MI14.7 km away
49248 Jasper, MI14.9 km away
49287 Tipton, MI15.4 km away
49289 Weston, MI15.6 km away
49228 Blissfield, MI16.1 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.

Lenawee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area119.88 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq mi
Population density342 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9005, -84.0446

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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