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49636 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49636 covers Glen Arbor, Michigan, with a population of about 634 and a median household income of $108,333.

Population
63447 per square mile
Median age
67.528.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$108,3331.5× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$688,782up 37.3% in five years
Degree or higher
65.3%30.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
94.2%29.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
55

Where 49636 is

Glen Arbor, 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

Population634
Median age67.5
Family households53.8%
Born outside the US5.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.9%
White (non-Hispanic)91%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.5%
Veterans10.5%
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$108,333
Income per person$85,712
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k6.1%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k0.6%
$75–100k17.9%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k9.9%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more30.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed410
Mean adjusted gross income$217,517
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.5%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k7.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.4%
Returns, $200k or more19.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$744,100
Owner-occupied94.2%
Vacant homes76%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house59.7%
Attached house29%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units7.2%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home0.5%
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$688,782as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$688,782$347,888

$392,441 in 2008 to $688,782 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate13.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.3%
High school diploma or higher99.4%
Works from home37.5%
Drives to work alone53.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.7%
Health

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

Obesity28.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44% 9.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.3% 8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.2% 16.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication87% 12.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)17.5% 9.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year88.2% 11.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening95% 9.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening82.8% 18.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist80.3% 19 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support15.6% 9.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.4% 11.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.7% 9.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity3.9% 9.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.4% 5.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.3% 9.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)10.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours24.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments55
People employed412
Annual payroll$24,205,000
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 68.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss60.4 out of 100
Community resilience99.7 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 wave97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding79.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.2Very 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$108,333$71,149$78,538
Income per person$85,712$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$744,100$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership94.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.3%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate13.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home37.5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US5.4%7%13.9%
Median age67.540.138.7
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 stationMAPLE CITY 1E, MI US12.3 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year143 in

Average high and low by month

January28.7°F / 15.9°F2.76 in rain, 44.5 in snow
February31°F / 15.7°F1.89 in rain, 27.5 in snow
March40.8°F / 21.6°F1.97 in rain, 14.3 in snow
April52.9°F / 31.1°F2.92 in rain, 6.4 in snow
May66.8°F / 41.7°F3.09 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June75.6°F / 51.5°F2.94 in rain
July79.9°F / 57.4°F2.71 in rain
August78.3°F / 57°F2.94 in rain
September71°F / 50.1°F4.08 in rain
October58.3°F / 40°F4.46 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November44.7°F / 30.3°F3.24 in rain, 13.9 in snow
December34.1°F / 22.2°F2.67 in rain, 36 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%.

Glen Lake Community 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49630 Empire, MI6.6 km away
49664 Maple City, MI8.6 km away
49621 Cedar, MI13.9 km away
49650 Lake Ann, MI19.1 km away
49640 Honor, MI20.2 km away
49654 Leland, MI22.9 km away
49653 Lake Leelanau, MI23.7 km away
49617 Beulah, MI27 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.

Leelanau County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.53 sq mi
Water area7.61 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.8734, -85.9887

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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