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49853 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49853 covers Mc Millan, Michigan, with a population of about 1,155 and a median household income of $59,405.

Population
1,1557 per square mile
Median age
62.223.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,40517% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$178,840down 0.4% in five years
Median rent
$72533% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
24.3%10.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.2%22.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 49853 is

Mc Millan, 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

Population1,155
Median age62.2
Family households66.2%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)90.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans25.6%
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$59,405
Income per person$34,979
Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k6.7%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k6.7%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k12.2%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k20.5%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k1.7%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more4.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed580
Mean adjusted gross income$73,533
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$189,500
Median gross rent$725
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied87.2%
Vacant homes51.2%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house91.7%
Attached house0.4%
Mobile home7.9%
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$178,840as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 9.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$186,516$144,536

$163,370 in 2016 to $178,840 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home7.1%
Drives to work alone78.2%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.3%
Health

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

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 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 health21.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.3% 13.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.9% 3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments23
People employed153
Annual payroll$4,789,000
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 44.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss31.3 out of 100
Community resilience40.8 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.

Landslide90.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought59.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding56.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm4.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane0.5Very 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$59,405$71,149$78,538
Income per person$34,979$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$189,500$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$725$1,084$1,348
Homeownership87.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home7.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%7%13.9%
Median age62.240.138.7
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 stationNEWBERRY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, MI US17.8 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January23.3°F / 9.7°F2.19 in rain
February26.3°F / 9.8°F1.33 in rain
March35.3°F / 17.8°F1.99 in rain
April48.4°F / 28.8°F2.56 in rain
May62.3°F / 39.9°F2.77 in rain
June72.6°F / 49.6°F3.03 in rain
July76.7°F / 54.8°F3.28 in rain
August75.5°F / 54.2°F3.03 in rain
September67.7°F / 48.1°F3.95 in rain
October53.8°F / 37.2°F4.31 in rain
November39.9°F / 27.4°F2.91 in rain
December29°F / 16.6°F2.49 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Tahquamenon Area Schools100% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49820 Curtis, MI11.1 km away
49827 Engadine, MI14.4 km away
49836 Germfask, MI15.8 km away
49868 Newberry, MI17.4 km away
49883 Seney, MI21 km away
49838 Gould City, MI24.7 km away
49762 Naubinway, MI29 km away
49840 Gulliver, MI38.8 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.

Luce County98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Mackinac County1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area168.95 sq mi
Water area10.82 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.2970, -85.7307

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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