49235 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 49235, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

49235 is a zip code in Lenawee County, Michigan, which covers Dover, Hudson, Rollin, Rome, and Seneca, with a total population of 2,115 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 49235 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 49235.

The estimated population of people living in 49235 is 2,115, with a median age of 44.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 49235 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
2,115
+7.85%
-0.98%
2020
1,961
 -6.08% -
2019
2,088
 -0.1% -
2018
2,090
 -2.15% -
2017
2,136
 - -

Population of 49235 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 49235 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
93.5%
85.2%
 +9.74%
Black/African American
0%
0.3%
 -100.00%
Native
0%
0.3%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
4.4%
12.2%
 -63.93%
Asian
0.7%
0.3%
 +133.33%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.4%
1.7%
 -17.65%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 49235 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 49235 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 49235 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 49235 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 44.8 -10.22% 45.7 -12.12% 43.4 -11.61%
2020 49.9 +11.38% 52 +7.66% 49.1 +14.45%
2019 44.8 +5.41% 48.3 +17.52% 42.9 +0.47%
2018 42.5 +1.19% 41.1 +5.93% 42.7 -0.47%
2017 42 - 38.8 - 42.9 -

The median age of the 49235 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 49235 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 141 20.42% 118 +9.52% 89 129
10 to 19 183 -27.19% 127 +27.54% 117 163
20 to 29 112 +21.88% 95 +18.69% 121 106
30 to 39 118 -23.95% 114 6.98% 80 108
40 to 49 161 -26.82% 190 -16.25% 117 159
50 to 59 135 +48.77% 126 +31.62% 209 169
60 to 69 152 0.74% 120 -3.2% 147 114
70+ 99 0.050000000000001% 145 +41.04% 94 193

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 49235 zip code is $58,523.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 49235.

  • Under 25
    $47,656.00
  • 25 to 44
    $67,045.00
  • 45 to 64
    $86,071.00
  • 65 and over
    $31,667.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 49235 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 49235, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 49235 is currently $77,019.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.79% of households in 49235 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 49235 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    20.32%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.89%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.01%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.69%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    10.53%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.77%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.79%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 49235 is $30,490.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 49235 by the total population of 49235.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 49235 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 49235 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    7.18%
  • Bachelor's degree
    16.34%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.54%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    63.96%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.97%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 49235 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 49235 zip over the age of 16 is 1,703.

Of those people, a total of 58.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 49235 is 55.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 49235 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 86 38.40% 9.10%
20 to 24 years 129 73.60% 8.40%
25 to 29 years 98 65.30% 4.70%
30 to 34 years 75 90.70% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 260 84.20% 2.30%
45 to 54 years 357 81.80% 8.80%
55 to 59 years 150 66.70% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 148 65.50% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 233 10.70% 0.00%
75 years and over 167 6.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 49235. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 1,645 58.70% 4.30%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 11 90.90% 30.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 19 63.20% 0.00%
Two or more races 28 53.60% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 80 68.80% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,585 58.20% 4.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 49235 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 49235 is 951, with median earnings of $40,262.00.

Women in 49235 are earning approximately 71.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 951 $40,262.00
Male 517 $44,196.00
Female 434 $31,667.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 49235 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 67 $71,250.00
Business and Financial 49 $32,083.00
Computer and Mathematical 14 $52,000.00
Architecture and Engineering 28 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 14 $90,556.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 35 $28,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 28 $42,045.00
Healthcare Support 42 $21,944.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 8 $0.00
Law Enforcement 24 $43,750.00
Food Preparation and Serving 30 $15,469.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 42 $35,750.00
Personal Care and Service 22 $17,000.00
Sales 78 $36,111.00
Office and Administrative Support 98 $32,647.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 10 $25,833.00
Construction and Extraction 50 $29,375.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 82 $58,750.00
Production 133 $40,822.00
Transportation and Material Moving 57 $48,750.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 49235 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 49235.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 36 $77,188.00 31 $43,750.00
Business and Financial 7 $40,625.00 42 $27,386.00
Computer and Mathematical 9 $60,938.00 5 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 3 $0.00 25 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 2 $0.00 12 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 11 $48,750.00 24 $22,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 0 $0.00 28 $42,045.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 42 $21,944.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 8 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 24 $43,750.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 3 $0.00 27 $15,703.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 37 $35,375.00 5 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 2 $0.00 20 $17,000.00
Sales 34 $52,500.00 44 $13,571.00
Office and Administrative Support 9 $0.00 89 $33,309.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 10 $25,833.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 50 $29,375.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 82 $58,750.00 0 $0.00
Production 111 $40,757.00 22 $50,000.00
Transportation and Material Moving 47 $60,625.00 10 $18,000.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 817 households in 49235, with an average household size of 2.58 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 569 families living in the 49235 zip code with an average family size of 3.14 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 49235:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 472 45 52 248
Average Household Size 3.17 3.4 3.25 1.17
Total Families 472 45 52 0
Average Household Size 3.16 3.16 2.9 0

Poverty

Of the 569 families living in 49235, 4.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 49235:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 924 housing units in 49235.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 817 88.42%
Vacant 107 11.58%

7.90% of the total 924 housing units in 49235 are rental units. This is approximately 73 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 720 are occupied by the owner - or 77.92% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 49235 is $868.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 49235 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    24
  • Less than $500
    12
  • $500 to $999
    40
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    21
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 49235 is $131,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 49235 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    68
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    219
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    110
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    148
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    96
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    74
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    5
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 49235. The chart below shows the number of properties in 49235 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    434
  • 1940 to 1949
    44
  • 1950 to 1959
    65
  • 1960 to 1969
    39
  • 1970 to 1979
    92
  • 1980 to 1989
    48
  • 1990 to 1999
    107
  • 2000 to 2009
    89
  • 2010 to 2013
    2
  • 2014 or later
    4

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 49235 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    83
  • 1 vehicle available
    143
  • 2 vehicles available
    330
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    261

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 49235 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 49235 that commute to work in a particular way.

28.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 49235.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    8
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    57
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    85
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    168
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    191
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    35
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    131
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    42
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    34
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    77
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    83
  • 90 or more minutes
    17

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 49235 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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