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49720 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49720 covers Charlevoix, Michigan, with a population of about 9,113 and a median household income of $76,127.

Population
9,11395 per square mile
Median age
52.513.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$76,1271.1× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$453,841up 30.5% in five years
Median rent
$9859% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
38%3 points above the US average
Homeownership
79.2%14.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
374

Where 49720 is

Charlevoix, 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

Population9,113
Median age52.5
Family households63.2%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans8.9%
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$76,127
Income per person$52,473
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k15.6%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more9.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,010
Mean adjusted gross income$94,565
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7%
Returns, under $25k30.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.4%
Returns, $200k or more7.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$265,100
Median gross rent$985
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied79.2%
Vacant homes28.6%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house75%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units4.4%
5 to 19 units5.5%
20 or more units4.4%
Mobile home8.4%
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$453,841as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 115.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$453,841$181,048

$183,218 in 2011 to $453,841 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone73.3%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.3%
Health

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

Obesity35.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.8% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4% 3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.3% 10.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.3% 8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments374
People employed3,243
Annual payroll$186,544,000
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 30.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss29 out of 100
Community resilience95.4 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 wave93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding75.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.9Very 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$76,127$71,149$78,538
Income per person$52,473$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$265,100$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$985$1,084$1,348
Homeownership79.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%7%13.9%
Median age52.540.138.7
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 stationCHARLEVOIX, MI US6.5 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year100 in

Average high and low by month

January28.7°F / 17.5°F2.27 in rain, 29.9 in snow
February29.2°F / 15.9°F1.54 in rain, 19.3 in snow
March37.1°F / 21.7°F1.86 in rain, 12 in snow
April48°F / 32.5°F2.92 in rain, 5 in snow
May61°F / 43°F3.05 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June71°F / 53.9°F2.88 in rain
July76°F / 61.3°F2.72 in rain
August75.6°F / 60.6°F3.24 in rain
September69.8°F / 53.3°F3.6 in rain
October56.7°F / 42.7°F4.33 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November44.6°F / 33.5°F2.83 in rain, 6.4 in snow
December34.5°F / 24.6°F2.5 in rain, 27.3 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Charlevoix Public Schools85.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Ellsworth Community Schools7.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Boyne City Public Schools5.4% of this ZIP code's land area
East Jordan Public Schools1.5% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49729 Ellsworth, MI12 km away
49727 East Jordan, MI14.3 km away
49711 Bay Shore, MI14.6 km away
49712 Boyne City, MI17.9 km away
49627 Eastport, MI20 km away
49622 Central Lake, MI21.4 km away
49796 Walloon Lake, MI23.2 km away
49770 Petoskey, MI26.7 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.

Charlevoix County91.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Antrim County8.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area95.52 sq mi
Water area29.74 sq mi
Population density95 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.2654, -85.2297

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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