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49611 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49611 covers Alba, Michigan, with a median household income of $97,554.

Median age
31.96.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$97,5541.4× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
7.4%5 points below the US average
Degree or higher
17.1%17.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.2%26.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 49611 is

Alba, 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

Median age31.9
Family households63.7%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans13.9%
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$97,554
Income per person$28,763
Poverty rate7.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k13.3%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k16.8%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k37.2%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k16.8%
$150–200k2.7%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied91.2%
Vacant homes19.9%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house90.1%
Mobile home9.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone80.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.3%
Health

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

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.1% 1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.5% 7.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.5% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.1% 2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.8% 3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed19
Annual payroll$692,000
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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 39.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss39.9 out of 100
Community resilience76.7 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.

Cold wave96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.8Very 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$97,554$71,149$78,538
Income per person$28,763$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate7.4%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.7%12%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%7%13.9%
Median age31.940.138.7
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 stationGAYLORD 9 SSW, MI US21.3 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January23.4°F / 12°F2.91 in rain
February26.6°F / 12°F2.02 in rain
March37.5°F / 19.8°F2.2 in rain
April50.7°F / 30.6°F3.84 in rain
May64.7°F / 42.4°F3.05 in rain
June73.8°F / 51.5°F2.99 in rain
July76.3°F / 55.3°F2.64 in rain
August75.2°F / 54.6°F3.63 in rain
September68°F / 48.3°F3.81 in rain
October54.3°F / 37.8°F3.98 in rain
November40.5°F / 27.7°F3.09 in rain
December29.5°F / 19°F3.03 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%.

Alba Public Schools100% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49659 Mancelona, MI9.8 km away
49730 Elmira, MI13.7 km away
49615 Bellaire, MI19.8 km away
49612 Alden, MI22.4 km away
49727 East Jordan, MI23.8 km away
49735 Gaylord, MI24.2 km away
49734 Gaylord, MI24.3 km away
49622 Central Lake, MI25.6 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.

Antrim County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.05 sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.9737, -84.9745

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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