49274 Zip Code (Reading, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,718
Zip code population in 2010: 3,670
Zip code population in 2000: 3,648

Houses and condos: 1,934
Renter-occupied apartments: 284
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49274: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 62 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: $1,666 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,569 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 49274:

• High school or higher: 87.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49274:

• Never married: 26.1%
• Now married: 53.0%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 5.7%
• Divorced: 14.4%

• 
• • 3,57096.1%White
  • 882.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 310.8%Two or more races
  • 160.4%Asian
  • 90.2%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49274, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,316 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,316
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $45,008 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

Here:	$45,008
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1053.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3379.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6359.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9177.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19797.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $694 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$694
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 114.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,723 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,723
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.6% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 324.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,153 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,153
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 40.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 950.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,832 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,832
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.2% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 197.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 501.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,271 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

49274:	$14,271
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.1% for AGIs below $25k, 139.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 309.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 434.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 723.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,767 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

Here:	$22,767
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 195.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $4,567 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

49274:	$4,567
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,325 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,325
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.3% for AGIs below $25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49274, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,843 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,843
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $35,540 (reported on 79.3% of returns)

Here:	$35,540
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.2% for AGIs below $25k, 75.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $946 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$946
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,400 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,880 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,880
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,910 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,910
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,956 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

49274:	$11,956
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,717 (21% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,717
State:	$21,628

Here:	21.3% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,800 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,800
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,370 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

49274:	$5,370
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,067 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.8%

Here:	63%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 57.8% for AGIs below $25k, 70.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49274, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,434 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,434
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $33,238 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,238
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.0% for AGIs below $10k, 74.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,021 (reported on 41.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,021
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $960 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$960
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,611 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,611
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,341 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,341
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,875 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

49274:	$1,875
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $13,620 (23% of AGI, reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,620
State:	$18,509

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,163 (3% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,163
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,906 (reported on 72.8% of returns)

49274:	$3,906
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,729 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,729
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.6%

Here:	72%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 77.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49227, 49255, 49242, 49232, 49082, 49252.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 124
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,332

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 53 (41 now married, 12 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 643 (227 now married, 417 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49274 with a mortgage: 583 (28 second mortgage, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,172
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $466

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

• Zip code 49274 household income distribution in 2022

• 57Less than $10,000
• 104$10,000 to $14,999
• 61$15,000 to $19,999
• 63$20,000 to $24,999
• 41$25,000 to $29,999
• 90$30,000 to $34,999
• 63$35,000 to $39,999
• 110$40,000 to $44,999
• 62$45,000 to $49,999
• 153$50,000 to $59,999
• 152$60,000 to $74,999
• 176$75,000 to $99,999
• 83$100,000 to $124,999
• 122$125,000 to $149,999
• 83$150,000 to $199,999
• 39$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49274

• 24Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 39$50,000 to $59,999
• 67$60,000 to $69,999
• 67$70,000 to $79,999
• 51$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 131$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 125$150,000 to $174,999
• 38$175,000 to $199,999
• 160$200,000 to $249,999
• 100$250,000 to $299,999
• 141$300,000 to $399,999
• 47$400,000 to $499,999
• 30$500,000 to $749,999
• 25$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49274

• 14$200 to $249
• 7$250 to $299
• 62$300 to $349
• 19$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 39$500 to $549
• 4$600 to $649
• 14$650 to $699
• 18$700 to $749
• 18$750 to $799
• 17$800 to $899
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 70No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $772.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $170,076
• Asian householders: $97,124
• Two or more races householders: $118,708
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $172,666

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $177,199 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,548 - $280,674

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $107,121

Here:	$107,121
State:	$280,038

Mobile homes: $60,093

Here:	$60,093
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,682
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 23
• 3 or 4: 11
• 5 to 9: 12
• 10 to 19: 12
• Mobile homes: 183

Unemployment: 2.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49274

• 77.0%1,199Drove a car alone
• 7.4%115Carpooled
• 1.3%20Walked
• 2.7%42Other means
• 11.4%177Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49274

• 108Less than 5 minutes
• 1035 to 9 minutes
• 8710 to 14 minutes
• 18715 to 19 minutes
• 26020 to 24 minutes
• 12225 to 29 minutes
• 24430 to 34 minutes
• 5235 to 39 minutes
• 5740 to 44 minutes
• 7045 to 59 minutes
• 5660 to 89 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,718

• Male householders: 750 (253 living alone), Female householders: 711 (169 living alone)

• 724 spouses (722 opposite-sex spouses), 109 unmarried partners, (109 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,157 children (1,073 natural, 60 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 103 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 0 foster children, 24 other relatives, 84 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 16 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 482 2-persons, 220 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 421 1-person, 72 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 10 4-persons

641 married couples with children.
201 single-parent households (45 men, 156 women).

88.7% of residents of 49274 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 70% well).
11.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% very well, 19% well, 33% not well, 11% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FAYETTE TUBULAR PROD READING DIVISION (311 EAST ELM STREET in READING, MI)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURAL METALWORK
  Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: HUTCHINSON FTS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: FAYETTE TUBULAR PRODUCTS, HUTCHINSON FTS INC

• AMOCO FERTILIZER PLANT (M-49 & CARD RD in READING, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• AT&T LONG LINES READING MI (SR 49 APPROX 1.25M N OF READNG in READING, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AT & T (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• MI DEPT/STATE POLICE (7292 ROSEMARY in READING, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: MI DEPT/STATE POLICE (E)

• AMISH PRIVATE SCHOOL (RR 1 in READING, MI)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%

Population in 1990: 2,253. Population change in the 1990s: +1,395 (+61.9%).

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

• This state: 2,830
• Northeast: 69
• Midwest: 578
• South: 116
• West: 74

62% of the 49274 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

93% of the 49274 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 153
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Document Preparation Services (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 14. The highest number of fire incidents - 34 took place in 2003, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (44.4%), and Structure Fires (40.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49274
• 10444.4%Outside Fires
• 9440.2%Structure Fires
• 2510.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 114.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 49274, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 49274 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	24	73.8 years
George	23	76.7 years
Robert	22	72.5 years
Mary	20	78.5 years
John	20	80.8 years
Harold	19	75.7 years
Donald	14	66.6 years
Richard	13	69.9 years
William	12	71.9 years
Anna	11	82.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 49274 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	13	78.9 years
Jackson	12	78.4 years
Mcclellan	9	77.7 years
Brown	9	73.6 years
Miller	8	71.7 years
Carpenter	7	70.7 years
Johnson	7	79.9 years
Taylor	7	75.3 years
Davis	6	75.8 years
Boyd	6	81.4 years

Businesses in zip code 49274

• YMCA: 1