Postal Codes

49227 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49227 covers Allen, Michigan, with a population of about 1,210 and a median household income of $51,848.

Population
1,21047 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,84827% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
24%11.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$216,397up 19.6% in five years
Median rent
$73332% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
15.2%19.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.8%18.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 49227 is

Allen, 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

Population1,210
Median age44.5
Family households64.5%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)94.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Veterans5.1%
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$51,848
Income per person$28,554
Poverty rate24%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k7.6%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k7.8%
$35–40k9.4%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k10.2%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more0.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed550
Mean adjusted gross income$57,558
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,300
Median gross rent$733
Owner-occupied83.8%
Vacant homes11.9%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house72.7%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units2.3%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home23.8%
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$216,397as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$216,397$90,330

$105,718 in 2008 to $216,397 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%
High school diploma or higher84.2%
Works from home10.1%
Drives to work alone74.9%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.9%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.5% 7.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43% 8.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.3% 8.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.6% 6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.3% 1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 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 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed20
Annual payroll$700,000
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 52.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss49 out of 100
Community resilience57.8 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.

Lightning92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.3Relatively 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$51,848$71,149$78,538
Income per person$28,554$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate24%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$172,300$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$733$1,084$1,348
Homeownership83.8%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate9.5%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%7%13.9%
Median age44.540.138.7
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 stationHILLSDALE, MI US10.7 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January30.6°F / 15.1°F2.77 in rain, 13.3 in snow
February33.9°F / 16.4°F2.25 in rain, 11.5 in snow
March44.3°F / 24.5°F2.4 in rain, 5.2 in snow
April57.7°F / 35°F3.68 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May69.3°F / 46.8°F4.56 in rain
June78.5°F / 56.5°F3.91 in rain
July82.5°F / 59.9°F3.62 in rain
August80.1°F / 58.3°F3.93 in rain
September73.9°F / 50.3°F3.58 in rain
October61.1°F / 39.6°F3.43 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November47.2°F / 30.1°F2.97 in rain, 3.4 in snow
December35.7°F / 21.8°F2.44 in rain, 9.1 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Quincy Community School District43.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Jonesville Community Schools22.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Reading Community Schools18% of this ZIP code's land area
Litchfield Community Schools12.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Hillsdale Community Schools3.3% 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 vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49252 Litchfield, MI8.9 km away
49082 Quincy, MI9.7 km away
49250 Jonesville, MI10.4 km away
49274 Reading, MI12.5 km away
49242 Hillsdale, MI12.7 km away
49258 Mosherville, MI14.6 km away
49266 Osseo, MI19.3 km away
49255 Montgomery, MI19.5 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.

Hillsdale County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.65 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9570, -84.7677

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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