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49676 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49676 covers Rapid City, Michigan, with a population of about 3,689 and a median household income of $67,479.

Population
3,68990 per square mile
Median age
50.712 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,4795% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
11.8%0.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$396,509up 27.3% in five years
Median rent
$95112% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
31.2%3.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.6%25.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
57

Where 49676 is

Rapid City, 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

Population3,689
Median age50.7
Family households70.9%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)90.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.9%
Veterans10.1%
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$67,479
Income per person$39,592
Poverty rate11.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k6.6%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k7.7%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k13.9%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,740
Mean adjusted gross income$91,050
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.9%
Returns, under $25k28.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more6.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$241,200
Median gross rent$951
Owner-occupied90.6%
Vacant homes35.3%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house87.5%
Attached house0%
2 to 4 units0.1%
5 to 19 units0.2%
Mobile home12.2%
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$396,509as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$396,509$124,516

$124,516 in 2000 to $396,509 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.1% 9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.3% 8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments57
People employed280
Annual payroll$11,511,000
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 37.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.6 out of 100
Community resilience47.2 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 wave90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding68.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding50Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm5.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.3Very 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$67,479$71,149$78,538
Income per person$39,592$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate11.8%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$241,200$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$951$1,084$1,348
Homeownership90.6%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%7%13.9%
Median age50.740.138.7
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 stationKALKASKA, MI US16.1 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year132 in

Average high and low by month

January25.5°F / 10.6°F2 in rain, 38.3 in snow
February28°F / 9.5°F1.5 in rain, 24.8 in snow
March38.3°F / 16.4°F1.71 in rain, 13.7 in snow
April51.3°F / 29.1°F2.91 in rain, 6.8 in snow
May65.1°F / 41.2°F3.28 in rain, 0.7 in snow
June74.8°F / 51.3°F3.28 in rain
July78.8°F / 55°F3.09 in rain
August77°F / 53.6°F2.98 in rain
September69.6°F / 46.4°F3.68 in rain
October55.9°F / 36.5°F4.15 in rain, 1 in snow
November42°F / 27.3°F2.93 in rain, 17.1 in snow
December31.1°F / 18.4°F2.16 in rain, 29.7 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kalkaska Public Schools70.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Elk Rapids Schools28.9% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49612 Alden, MI6.6 km away
49629 Elk Rapids, MI10.6 km away
49690 Williamsburg, MI12.1 km away
49615 Bellaire, MI15.6 km away
49610 Acme, MI16.5 km away
49646 Kalkaska, MI18.3 km away
49648 Kewadin, MI19.2 km away
49659 Mancelona, MI19.6 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.

Kalkaska County70.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Antrim County29.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.97 sq mi
Water area14.57 sq mi
Population density90 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.8449, -85.2943

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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