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49277 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49277 covers Rives Junction, Michigan, with a population of about 2,882 and a median household income of $89,256.

Population
2,88287 per square mile
Median age
37.31.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$89,2561.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
5.6%6.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$267,784up 21.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,7261.6× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
19.7%15.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.6%28.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 49277 is

Rives Junction, 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

Population2,882
Median age37.3
Family households78.3%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans8.6%
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$89,256
Income per person$35,359
Poverty rate5.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k16.7%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,540
Mean adjusted gross income$65,461
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.2%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$201,500
Median gross rent$1,726
Owner-occupied93.6%
Vacant homes10.1%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house82.4%
Attached house1.1%
Mobile home16.5%
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$267,784as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$267,784$86,679

$109,328 in 2003 to $267,784 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home9.6%
Drives to work alone83.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.6%
Health

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

Obesity39.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.9% 6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.3% 3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed90
Annual payroll$4,730,000
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 34.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss38.7 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.

Landslide84.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.6Relatively 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$89,256$71,149$78,538
Income per person$35,359$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate5.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$201,500$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,726$1,084$1,348
Homeownership93.6%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home9.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%7%13.9%
Median age37.340.138.7
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 US13.6 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 District82.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Leslie Public Schools17.6% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49251 Leslie, MI8.6 km away
49272 Pleasant Lake, MI9.5 km away
49264 Onondaga, MI10.2 km away
49202 Jackson, MI14.5 km away
49201 Jackson, MI16 km away
49204 Jackson, MI16.6 km away
49269 Parma, MI17.2 km away
49259 Munith, MI17.4 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 area33.02 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq mi
Population density87 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3887, -84.4589

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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