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49232 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49232 covers Camden, Michigan, with a population of about 2,829 and a median household income of $53,462.

Population
2,82945 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$53,46225% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
34.6%22.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$256,374up 27.3% in five years
Median rent
$81924% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
7%28 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.3%18.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
30

Where 49232 is

Camden, 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

Population2,829
Median age39.1
Family households71.5%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.1%
White (non-Hispanic)94.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans5.6%
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$53,462
Income per person$23,620
Poverty rate34.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k8.2%
$40–45k6.2%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,110
Mean adjusted gross income$56,467
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k31.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$213,800
Median gross rent$819
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied83.3%
Vacant homes25.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house91.2%
2 to 4 units0.5%
5 to 19 units0.4%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home7%
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$256,374as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$256,374$111,455

$126,268 in 2008 to $256,374 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher7%
High school diploma or higher81.2%
Works from home14.3%
Drives to work alone71.1%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.3%
Health

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

Obesity41.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24% 10.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.7% 9.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.7% 9.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.4% 9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.1% 7.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59% 2.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42% 11.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.3% 12 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.5% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.5% 6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments30
People employed179
Annual payroll$6,991,000
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 62.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss42.6 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.

Lightning93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.9Relatively 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$53,462$71,149$78,538
Income per person$23,620$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate34.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$213,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$819$1,084$1,348
Homeownership83.3%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home14.3%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%7%13.9%
Median age39.140.138.7
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 stationMONTPELIER, OH US18.7 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 16.6°F2.42 in rain, 9.2 in snow
February34.7°F / 18.2°F2.18 in rain, 8.9 in snow
March45.4°F / 26.4°F2.63 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April58.8°F / 36.6°F3.57 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May70.3°F / 48.1°F4.32 in rain
June79.7°F / 58.1°F3.77 in rain
July83.4°F / 61.5°F3.5 in rain
August81.3°F / 59.7°F4.13 in rain
September75.1°F / 52.1°F3.11 in rain
October62.4°F / 40.9°F2.79 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November47.5°F / 31.2°F3.08 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December36.3°F / 22.9°F2.42 in rain, 7.8 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Camden-Frontier School District86.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Waldron Area Schools11.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Reading Community Schools1.7% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49239 Frontier, MI11.2 km away
49255 Montgomery, MI12.1 km away
49274 Reading, MI12.5 km away
49266 Osseo, MI15.5 km away
43518 Edon, OH17.1 km away
43554 Pioneer, OH17.5 km away
43543 Montpelier, OH17.8 km away
46737 Fremont, IN18.3 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 area62.77 sq mi
Water area0.7 sq mi
Population density45 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7361, -84.7245

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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