49858 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 49858, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

49858 is a zip code in Menominee County, Michigan, which covers County subdivisions not defined, Ingallston, Menominee, and Menominee, with a total population of 12,018 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 49858 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 49858.

The estimated population of people living in 49858 is 12,018, with a median age of 49.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 49858 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
12,018
+4.32%
+1.24%
2020
11,520
-1.09% -
2019
11,647
-1.23% -
2018
11,792
-0.67% -
2017
11,871
- -

Population of 49858 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 49858 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
93.6%
96%
-2.50%
Black/African American
0.4%
0.3%
+33.33%
Native
0.2%
0.1%
+100.00%
Hispanic
2.2%
1.7%
+29.41%
Asian
0.2%
0.2%
0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.5%
1.8%
+94.44%
Other
0%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 49858 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 49858 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 49858 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 49858 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 49.3 +1.44% 47.9 +1.48% 50.3 0%
2020 48.6 +0.41% 47.2 +0.85% 50.3 0%
2019 48.4 +1.26% 46.8 0% 50.3 +2.03%
2018 47.8 +2.36% 46.8 +1.96% 49.3 +3.57%
2017 46.7 - 45.9 - 47.6 -

The median age of the 49858 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 49858 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 9 596 -8.15% 539 -24.07% 547 414
10 to 19 614 +12.81% 732 -4.21% 692 701
20 to 29 636 0.53% 569 +7.75% 629 607
30 to 39 615 +26.95% 550 -9.48% 793 496
40 to 49 865 -29.96% 708 -7.4% 633 654
50 to 59 911 +2.42% 962 -9.76% 922 868
60 to 69 927 +22.71% 935 +1.97% 1,152 951
70+ 732 +15.6% 980 +12.65% 851 1,108

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 49858 zip code is $51,748.00.

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 49858.

  • Under 25
    $58,052.00
  • 25 to 44
    $61,680.00
  • 45 to 64
    $54,745.00
  • 65 and over
    $34,757.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 49858 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 49858, 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 49858 is currently $62,845.00.

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.

1.82% of households in 49858 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 49858 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    24.02%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.13%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    22.55%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.42%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.56%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2.51%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.82%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 49858 is $28,881.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 49858 by the total population of 49858.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 49858 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 49858 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
    7.96%
  • Bachelor's degree
    17.63%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.01%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    60.28%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.12%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 49858 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 49858 zip over the age of 16 is 10,243.

Of those people, a total of 58.10% 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 49858 is 54.50%.

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 49858 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 579 65.60% 20.50%
20 to 24 years 642 80.70% 13.50%
25 to 29 years 594 84.80% 12.90%
30 to 34 years 563 89.90% 8.10%
35 to 44 years 1,332 91.50% 4.70%
45 to 54 years 1,410 75.60% 3.80%
55 to 59 years 1,061 75.90% 2.10%
60 to 64 years 1,154 52.30% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,621 19.40% 1.00%
75 years and over 1,287 2.60% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 49858. 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 9,840 57.50% 5.70%
Black or African American 44 40.90% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 24 83.30% 0.00%
Asian 25 48.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 310 78.70% 20.90%
Hispanic or Latino 197 58.90% 19.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,667 57.50% 5.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 49858 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 49858 is 5,578, with median earnings of $34,455.00.

Women in 49858 are earning approximately 58.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,578 $34,455.00
Male 3,016 $42,897.00
Female 2,562 $25,000.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 49858 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 386 $53,611.00
Business and Financial 224 $45,357.00
Computer and Mathematical 12 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 225 $74,063.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 54 $0.00
Community and Social Service 32 $60,500.00
Legal 12 $0.00
Educational and Library 209 $16,250.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 85 $12,188.00
Healthcare Practitioners 275 $45,750.00
Healthcare Support 164 $19,333.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 103 $4,519.00
Law Enforcement 14 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 271 $13,958.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 273 $15,801.00
Personal Care and Service 51 $8,295.00
Sales 452 $26,653.00
Office and Administrative Support 642 $28,289.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 29 $7,768.00
Construction and Extraction 235 $42,153.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 231 $53,965.00
Production 1,106 $40,874.00
Transportation and Material Moving 150 $33,603.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 49858 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 49858.

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 243 $66,354.00 143 $36,343.00
Business and Financial 64 $76,848.00 160 $34,949.00
Computer and Mathematical 12 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 225 $74,063.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 10 $0.00 44 $0.00
Community and Social Service 22 $0.00 10 $0.00
Legal 12 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 9 $0.00 200 $15,385.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 18 $0.00 67 $10,313.00
Healthcare Practitioners 46 $50,648.00 229 $41,442.00
Healthcare Support 46 $26,389.00 118 $18,917.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 44 $25,192.00 59 $3,109.00
Law Enforcement 14 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 135 $15,066.00 136 $13,889.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 136 $22,143.00 137 $12,125.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 51 $8,295.00
Sales 152 $51,625.00 300 $25,240.00
Office and Administrative Support 157 $14,181.00 485 $31,745.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 29 $7,768.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 198 $55,217.00 37 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 231 $53,965.00 0 $0.00
Production 833 $42,422.00 273 $30,257.00
Transportation and Material Moving 148 $33,676.00 2 $0.00

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 5,229 households in 49858, with an average household size of 2.28 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 2,856 families living in the 49858 zip code with an average family size of 3 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 49858:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,256 309 291 2,373
Average Household Size 2.91 4.23 3.99 1.21
Total Families 2,256 309 291 0
Average Household Size 2.9 3.28 3.54 0

Poverty

Of the 2,856 families living in 49858, 6.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 49858:

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 6,320 housing units in 49858.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,229 82.74%
Vacant 1,091 17.26%

19.13% of the total 6,320 housing units in 49858 are rental units. This is approximately 1,209 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,973 are occupied by the owner - or 62.86% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 49858 is $639.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 49858 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
    47
  • Less than $500
    324
  • $500 to $999
    777
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    71
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    15
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    12
  • $3,000 or more
    10

Property Value

The median value of a property in 49858 is $102,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 49858 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    452
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,495
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    712
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    576
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    454
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    236
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    24
  • $1,000,000 or more
    24

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 49858. The chart below shows the number of properties in 49858 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,472
  • 1940 to 1949
    712
  • 1950 to 1959
    984
  • 1960 to 1969
    610
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,064
  • 1980 to 1989
    562
  • 1990 to 1999
    441
  • 2000 to 2009
    384
  • 2010 to 2013
    91
  • 2014 or later
    0

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 49858 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    576
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,896
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,954
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    803

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 49858 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 49858 that commute to work in a particular way.

16 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 49858.

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
    445
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,326
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,209
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    945
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    508
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    144
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    143
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    79
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    71
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    55
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    164
  • 90 or more minutes
    79

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 49858 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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