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49688 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49688 covers Tustin, Michigan, with a population of about 2,443 and a median household income of $66,680.

Population
2,44327 per square mile
Median age
412.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,6806% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
15.8%3.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$249,973up 20.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,094about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
20.3%14.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
86%21 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
47

Where 49688 is

Tustin, 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

Population2,443
Median age41
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans8.7%
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$66,680
Income per person$29,605
Poverty rate15.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k5.9%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k7.9%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,270
Mean adjusted gross income$59,924
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k31.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$163,300
Median gross rent$1,094
Owner-occupied86%
Vacant homes29.1%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house83.2%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units0.2%
Mobile home15.7%
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$249,973as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$249,973$86,598

$86,598 in 2012 to $249,973 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.9%
Health

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

Obesity38.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 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 health22.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.2% 9.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 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 screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.6% 4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments47
People employed415
Annual payroll$19,350,000
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 39.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.9 out of 100
Community resilience56.8 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 weather98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.5Very 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$66,680$71,149$78,538
Income per person$29,605$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate15.8%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$163,300$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,094$1,084$1,348
Homeownership86%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.4%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%7%13.9%
Median age4140.138.7
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 stationCADILLAC 9&10 NEWS, MI US13.3 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January27.2°F / 11.2°F2.41 in rain
February30.6°F / 10.9°F2.18 in rain
March40.1°F / 18.4°F2.38 in rain
April53.2°F / 30.4°F3.66 in rain
May66.2°F / 43.2°F3.62 in rain
June75.9°F / 53.2°F3.55 in rain
July79.4°F / 56.6°F3.21 in rain
August77.7°F / 55.2°F3.54 in rain
September70.6°F / 48°F3.43 in rain
October57.2°F / 37.4°F4.03 in rain
November43.4°F / 27.7°F2.96 in rain
December32.3°F / 19.4°F2.35 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 supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Pine River Area Schools73.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Marion Public Schools19.3% of this ZIP code's land area
McBain Rural Agricultural Schools3.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Cadillac Area Public Schools3.3% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49655 Leroy, MI8.4 km away
49656 Luther, MI16.5 km away
49601 Cadillac, MI16.6 km away
49618 Boon, MI22.8 km away
49657 Mc Bain, MI24.2 km away
49677 Reed City, MI24.6 km away
49623 Chase, MI26.9 km away
49665 Marion, MI27.6 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.

Osceola County88.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake County10.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Wexford County0.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area91.83 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.1072, -85.4901

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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