48401 Zip Code (Applegate, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,285
Zip code population in 2010: 1,439
Zip code population in 2000: 1,498

Houses and condos: 770
Renter-occupied apartments: 126
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 48401: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 33.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,557 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,508 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 48401:

• High school or higher: 94.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 5.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 48401:

• Never married: 25.2%
• Now married: 52.2%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 15.8%

• 
• • 1,24397.0%White
  • 201.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 110.9%Two or more races
  • 60.5%Black
  • 20.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 48401, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,622 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,622
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $40,992 (reported on 73.9% of returns)

Here:	$40,992
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 923.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3140.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6022.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8857.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16677.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $505 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$505
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.6% for AGIs below $25k, 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,291 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,291
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.2% for AGIs below $25k, 29.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 103.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 255.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,000 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,000
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.8% for AGIs below $25k, 115.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 275.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,656 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,656
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.9% for AGIs below $25k, 37.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,700 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

48401:	$10,700
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 235.0% for AGIs below $25k, 466.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.2%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.6% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 48401, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,835 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,835
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $35,139 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$35,139
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $886 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$886
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,518 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,518
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$375 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$375
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,480 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,480
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,333 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

48401:	$9,333
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,433 (23% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,433
State:	$21,628

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,638 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,638
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,867 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

48401:	$4,867
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,315 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,315
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.2%

Here:	71%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48401, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,637 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,637
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $32,930 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

Here:	$32,930
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.1% for AGIs below $10k, 68.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,220 (reported on 46.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,220
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,545 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,545
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,760 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,760
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,043 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,043
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,839 (22% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,839
State:	$18,509

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,892 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,892
State:	$3,365

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,533 (reported on 71.5% of returns)

48401:	$4,533
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,707 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,707
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.5%

Here:	67%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $10k, 65.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 48422, 48419, 48469, 48466, 48450, 48471.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 60
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 545

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 15 (11 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 157 (76 now married, 81 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 48401 with a mortgage: 224 (6 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,371
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $426

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 48401 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 60$10,000 to $14,999
• 35$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 31$25,000 to $29,999
• 50$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 28$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 74$60,000 to $74,999
• 74$75,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 61$150,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 48401

• 30Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 12$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 31$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$125,000 to $149,999
• 53$150,000 to $174,999
• 23$175,000 to $199,999
• 29$200,000 to $249,999
• 89$250,000 to $299,999
• 19$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999
• 13$750,000 to $999,999
• 6$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 48401

• 3$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 4$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 16$600 to $649
• 20$700 to $749
• 4$750 to $799
• 1$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 60No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $845.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $166,371
• Some other race householders: $72,884
• Two or more races householders: $160,346
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $72,884

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $171,620 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,759 - $289,911

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $229,907

Here:	$229,907
State:	$280,038

Mobile homes: $51,495

Here:	$51,495
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 622
• 5 to 9: 19
• Mobile homes: 126

Unemployment: 5.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 48401

• 78.1%439Drove a car alone
• 8.2%46Carpooled
• 13.2%74Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 48401

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 3510 to 14 minutes
• 8715 to 19 minutes
• 9120 to 24 minutes
• 2825 to 29 minutes
• 3130 to 34 minutes
• 3940 to 44 minutes
• 6545 to 59 minutes
• 4160 to 89 minutes
• 5190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,285

• Male householders: 319 (109 living alone), Female householders: 287 (103 living alone)

• 284 spouses (280 opposite-sex spouses), 61 unmarried partners, (61 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 264 children (252 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 190 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person, 27 2-persons, 7 3-persons

87 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (41 men, 48 women).

98.3% of residents of 48401 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 1,338. Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+12.0%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,121
• Northeast: 6
• Midwest: 65
• South: 47
• West: 12

68% of the 48401 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

93% of the 48401 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Personal Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 48401 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	20	77.8 years
John	16	75.7 years
George	14	78.1 years
Charles	10	77.6 years
Frank	9	79.2 years
Edward	9	78.5 years
Mary	8	73.1 years
Helen	7	76.0 years
Anna	6	82.7 years
Harold	6	71.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 48401 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Clark	6	74.9 years
Bingle	5	72.0 years
Cutler	5	83.3 years
Vincent	5	78.2 years
Wright	4	78.7 years
Devoogd	4	76.2 years
Doyle	4	83.3 years
Loding	4	81.0 years
Fairman	4	78.5 years
Dawson	4	76.7 years