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49657 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49657 covers Mc Bain, Michigan, with a population of about 3,875 and a median household income of $69,896.

Population
3,87542 per square mile
Median age
371.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,896about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$257,331up 21.5% in five years
Median rent
$80626% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
16.8%18.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.8%13.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
95

Where 49657 is

Mc Bain, 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

Population3,875
Median age37
Family households73.2%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.5%
White (non-Hispanic)89.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans5.3%
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$69,896
Income per person$29,429
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k18.4%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,600
Mean adjusted gross income$70,315
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k30.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$181,700
Median gross rent$806
Rent as a share of household income32.4%
Owner-occupied78.8%
Vacant homes13.3%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house82.5%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units4.4%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home9.1%
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$257,331as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$257,331$111,257

$125,971 in 2008 to $257,331 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone74.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.8% 1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 pts below 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 establishments95
People employed940
Annual payroll$46,970,000
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 60% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss56.7 out of 100
Community resilience39.9 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.

Winter weather98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.9Relatively 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$69,896$71,149$78,538
Income per person$29,429$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$181,700$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$806$1,084$1,348
Homeownership78.8%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.2%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%7%13.9%
Median age3740.138.7
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 stationLAKE CITY EXP FARM, MI US10.4 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year74 in

Average high and low by month

January27.3°F / 9.9°F1.88 in rain, 18.7 in snow
February30.3°F / 9.6°F1.45 in rain, 13.9 in snow
March40.5°F / 17.3°F1.88 in rain, 9.4 in snow
April53.2°F / 29.4°F3.53 in rain, 5.2 in snow
May66.3°F / 40.9°F3.47 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June76.2°F / 50.7°F3.48 in rain
July80.4°F / 54.5°F3.11 in rain
August78.6°F / 52.8°F3.42 in rain
September71.1°F / 44.7°F3.04 in rain
October57.3°F / 35°F3.67 in rain, 1.4 in snow
November43.4°F / 26.2°F2.52 in rain, 9 in snow
December32.6°F / 17.5°F1.94 in rain, 16.1 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%.

McBain Rural Agricultural 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 vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49601 Cadillac, MI16.5 km away
49632 Falmouth, MI17.3 km away
49665 Marion, MI19.9 km away
49651 Lake City, MI20.7 km away
49688 Tustin, MI24.2 km away
49655 Leroy, MI25 km away
49667 Merritt, MI26.6 km away
49663 Manton, MI26.8 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.

Missaukee County99.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wexford County0.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area92.59 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq mi
Population density42 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.2172, -85.2283

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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