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49874 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49874 covers Powers, Michigan, with a population of about 1,138 and a median household income of $56,528.

Population
1,13827 per square mile
Median age
54.415.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,52821% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
13.1%0.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$190,363
Degree or higher
15.2%19.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.4%16.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 49874 is

Powers, 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

Population1,138
Median age54.4
Family households66.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Veterans7.9%
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$56,528
Income per person$30,230
Poverty rate13.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.4%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k4.6%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k7.2%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k3.7%
$75–100k19.0%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed460
Mean adjusted gross income$60,248
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$196,300
Rent as a share of household income21.9%
Owner-occupied81.4%
Vacant homes20.8%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house83.6%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units6.8%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home3.7%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
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$190,363as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.9%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$208,402$176,268

$208,402 in 2022 to $190,363 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone73.9%
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.

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.1% 10 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 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%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.8% 13.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13% 5.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.2% 4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.9% 4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.8% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 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 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed166
Annual payroll$7,743,000
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 70.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss60.8 out of 100
Community resilience75.6 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 wave98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding22.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.2Very 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$56,528$71,149$78,538
Income per person$30,230$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate13.1%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$196,300$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership81.4%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7%13.9%
Median age54.440.138.7
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 stationCORNELL 5SE, MI US33.3 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January27.3°F / 8.4°F1.21 in rain, 10.3 in snow
February30.4°F / 9.3°F1.08 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March40.7°F / 18.1°F1.44 in rain, 7.9 in snow
April52.6°F / 28.8°F2.52 in rain, 3.1 in snow
May66.2°F / 40.3°F2.94 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.4°F / 50.3°F3.18 in rain
July81.8°F / 55°F3.54 in rain
August80.8°F / 53.9°F3.52 in rain
September72°F / 46.7°F3.56 in rain
October58°F / 36.2°F3.29 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November44.3°F / 26.2°F2.16 in rain, 3.7 in snow
December32.8°F / 15.7°F1.68 in rain, 8.7 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%.

North Central 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49886 Spalding, MI2.5 km away
49863 Nadeau, MI8 km away
49847 Hermansville, MI8.1 km away
49812 Carney, MI9.8 km away
49896 Wilson, MI10.4 km away
49845 Harris, MI14.1 km away
49873 Perronville, MI18.4 km away
49821 Daggett, MI22 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.

Menominee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area42.21 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.6792, -87.5319

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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