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49272 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49272 covers Pleasant Lake, Michigan, with a population of about 2,673 and a median household income of $90,156.

Population
2,673240 per square mile
Median age
44.96.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,1561.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
3.4%9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$290,685up 18.8% in five years
Degree or higher
27.8%7.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
96.4%31.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 49272 is

Pleasant Lake, 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

Population2,673
Median age44.9
Family households68.9%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home6%
White (non-Hispanic)90%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%
Veterans7.8%
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$90,156
Income per person$40,951
Poverty rate3.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k11.3%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k12.1%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k13.0%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k13.2%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,230
Mean adjusted gross income$76,221
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$196,700
Owner-occupied96.4%
Vacant homes14.4%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house93.1%
Mobile home6.9%
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$290,685as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$290,685$105,361

$155,496 in 2003 to $290,685 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home9.6%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11%
Health

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

Obesity38.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.2% 9.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed126
Annual payroll$4,474,000
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 28.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.2 out of 100
Community resilience86.3 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.

Landslide82.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18Relatively 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$90,156$71,149$78,538
Income per person$40,951$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate3.4%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$196,700$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership96.4%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate11.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home9.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%7%13.9%
Median age44.940.138.7
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 stationJACKSON REYNOLDS FLD, MI US17.1 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January31.3°F / 17.5°F1.67 in rain
February34.5°F / 18.6°F1.52 in rain
March45.3°F / 26.7°F1.93 in rain
April58.5°F / 37.1°F2.94 in rain
May69.8°F / 47.7°F3.4 in rain
June78.9°F / 57.1°F3.58 in rain
July82.5°F / 60.7°F3.35 in rain
August80.4°F / 59.4°F3.81 in rain
September73.6°F / 51.7°F2.98 in rain
October61.1°F / 41.4°F2.92 in rain
November47.7°F / 32.1°F2.33 in rain
December36.2°F / 23.6°F1.76 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 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northwest School District95.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Leslie Public Schools4.6% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49259 Munith, MI8.1 km away
49277 Rives Junction, MI9.5 km away
49251 Leslie, MI10.1 km away
49202 Jackson, MI15.1 km away
49201 Jackson, MI15.5 km away
49285 Stockbridge, MI15.8 km away
49204 Jackson, MI16.8 km away
49240 Grass Lake, MI18 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.

Jackson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.13 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq mi
Population density240 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3903, -84.3428

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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