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49648 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49648 covers Kewadin, Michigan, with a population of about 2,392 and a median household income of $90,952.

Population
2,39288 per square mile
Median age
59.220.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,9521.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$840,276up 50.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,2571.2× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
54.2%19.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.3%23.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
43

Where 49648 is

Kewadin, 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

Population2,392
Median age59.2
Family households71%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)98%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.6%
Veterans10.2%
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$90,952
Income per person$56,277
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k6.6%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k20.6%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more14.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,300
Mean adjusted gross income$146,372
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.6%
Returns, under $25k24.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more14.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$506,400
Median gross rent$1,257
Owner-occupied88.3%
Vacant homes42%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house90.6%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home6.5%
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$840,276as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 50.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 149.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$840,276$238,161

$238,161 in 2000 to $840,276 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.2%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone77.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.3%
Health

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

Obesity34.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.2% 2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.2% 11.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.3% 13 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.4% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments43
People employed127
Annual payroll$11,193,000
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 43.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss43.2 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 wave92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding68.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake5.2Very 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$90,952$71,149$78,538
Income per person$56,277$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$506,400$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,257$1,084$1,348
Homeownership88.3%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.8%12%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%7%13.9%
Median age59.240.138.7
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 stationOLD MISSION 3SSW, MI US16.3 km away
Rain in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January29.5°F / 16.5°F1.78 in rain
February30.8°F / 15.9°F1.18 in rain
March40.6°F / 22.2°F1.43 in rain
April52.3°F / 31.3°F2.81 in rain
May65.6°F / 42.6°F3.05 in rain
June75.5°F / 52.4°F3.02 in rain
July79.9°F / 57.7°F2.78 in rain
August78.6°F / 58.1°F3.32 in rain
September71.4°F / 50.9°F3.61 in rain
October57.8°F / 41.3°F3.98 in rain
November46.1°F / 32.5°F2.36 in rain
December35.2°F / 24.5°F2 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.

Elk Rapids Schools93.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Lake Public Schools6.3% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49622 Central Lake, MI9.7 km away
49627 Eastport, MI10.5 km away
49615 Bellaire, MI10.8 km away
49673 Old Mission, MI12.4 km away
49629 Elk Rapids, MI13.7 km away
49729 Ellsworth, MI17.9 km away
49612 Alden, MI18.1 km away
49674 Omena, MI19.1 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 area27.27 sq mi
Water area22.58 sq mi
Population density88 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.0126, -85.3539

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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