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49705 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49705 covers Afton, Michigan, with a population of about 879 and a median household income of $74,375.

Population
87913 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,375about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Median home value
$172,20021% below the Michigan median
Median rent
$63442% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
11.2%23.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.9%21.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 49705 is

Afton, 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

Population879
Median age44.5
Family households72.4%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans11.5%
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$74,375
Income per person$28,176
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k11.3%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k17.7%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed360
Mean adjusted gross income$50,303
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k41.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,200
Median gross rent$634
Owner-occupied86.9%
Vacant homes35.5%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house80.2%
Mobile home19.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%
High school diploma or higher83.6%
Works from home10%
Drives to work alone69.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.8%
Health

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

Obesity44% 10.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.4% 3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81% 4.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.9% 5.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.2% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.8% 4.1 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 disability18.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed161
Annual payroll$9,932,000
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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 74.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss68.5 out of 100
Community resilience71.2 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.

Landslide93.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.1Very 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$74,375$71,149$78,538
Income per person$28,176$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$172,200$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$634$1,084$1,348
Homeownership86.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate10.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%7%13.9%
Median age44.540.138.7
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 stationONAWAY 4N, MI US19.9 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year87 in

Average high and low by month

January26.9°F / 11.8°F2.03 in rain, 21.3 in snow
February29.9°F / 11.2°F1.51 in rain, 17.7 in snow
March40.5°F / 18.8°F1.78 in rain, 11.3 in snow
April53.3°F / 29.7°F2.96 in rain, 6.9 in snow
May67.2°F / 41.2°F3.07 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.5°F / 50.6°F2.88 in rain
July80.4°F / 55.7°F3.11 in rain
August78.7°F / 54.9°F3.24 in rain
September71.2°F / 48.2°F3.31 in rain
October57.2°F / 38.4°F3.54 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November43.6°F / 29°F2.41 in rain, 7.3 in snow
December32.3°F / 19.4°F2.14 in rain, 21.6 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 supermarket73% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Inland Lakes Schools75.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Wolverine Community Schools23.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Onaway Area Community School District1.2% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49749 Indian River, MI12.1 km away
49792 Tower, MI13.6 km away
49799 Wolverine, MI13.8 km away
49791 Topinabee, MI16.5 km away
49765 Onaway, MI20.3 km away
49717 Burt Lake, MI20.7 km away
49761 Mullett Lake, MI22.2 km away
49706 Alanson, MI26.6 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.

Cheboygan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area67.05 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3637, -84.4695

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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