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49716 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49716 covers Brutus, Michigan, with a population of about 1,039 and a median household income of $82,438.

Population
1,03945 per square mile
Median age
41.52.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,4381.2× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
16.6%4.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$458,663up 14.8% in five years
Degree or higher
32%3 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.5%26.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 49716 is

Brutus, 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

Population1,039
Median age41.5
Family households85.4%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)87.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Veterans7%
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$82,438
Income per person$36,294
Poverty rate16.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.7%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k0.3%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k8.8%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k2.1%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k13.3%
$125–150k11.9%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed410
Mean adjusted gross income$84,644
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.3%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$252,100
Rent as a share of household income16.3%
Owner-occupied91.5%
Vacant homes41%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house92.6%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units1.1%
Mobile home3.6%
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$458,663as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$458,663$233,691

$233,691 in 2012 to $458,663 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher32%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home11.4%
Drives to work alone73%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.8%
Health

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

Obesity36.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21% 0.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38% 12.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.7% 8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.7% 5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.7% 7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.3% 9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35% 4.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18% 4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below 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 establishments18
People employed50
Annual payroll$3,190,000
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 50.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.7 out of 100
Community resilience88 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.

Landslide86.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind31Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.9Very 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$82,438$71,149$78,538
Income per person$36,294$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate16.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$252,100$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.5%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.4%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%7%13.9%
Median age41.540.138.7
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 stationPELLSTON RGNL AP, MI US7.3 km away
Rain in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January26.7°F / 8.9°F1.61 in rain
February28.7°F / 7.3°F1.14 in rain
March38.5°F / 15.5°F1.74 in rain
April51.7°F / 27.2°F2.44 in rain
May66.1°F / 38.3°F2.79 in rain
June75.8°F / 48.1°F2.57 in rain
July79.3°F / 52.8°F2.67 in rain
August77.9°F / 51.6°F2.85 in rain
September70.2°F / 44.5°F3.38 in rain
October56.6°F / 35.2°F4.22 in rain
November43.5°F / 27°F2.71 in rain
December32.6°F / 17.7°F1.89 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.

Pellston Public Schools86.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Alanson Public Schools13.2% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% 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.

49717 Burt Lake, MI7.8 km away
49706 Alanson, MI8.2 km away
49769 Pellston, MI10.3 km away
49764 Oden, MI11.2 km away
49791 Topinabee, MI12.2 km away
49722 Conway, MI13.7 km away
49749 Indian River, MI14.8 km away
49755 Levering, MI15.1 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.

Emmet County71.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Cheboygan County28.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.87 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density45 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.5068, -84.7467

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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