49616 Zip Code (Benzonia, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,219
Zip code population in 2010: 1,974
Zip code population in 2000: 2,105

Houses and condos: 1,122
Renter-occupied apartments: 104
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49616: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 60 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: $1,538 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,690 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 49616:

• High school or higher: 93.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49616:

• Never married: 27.5%
• Now married: 49.4%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 14.7%

• 
• • 1,92687.0%White
  • 1265.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 743.3%Two or more races
  • 683.1%American Indian
  • 200.9%Some other race
  • 10.05%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49616, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,951 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,951
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $34,898 (reported on 75.2% of returns)

Here:	$34,898
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1076.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3197.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5642.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6075.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15048.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $924 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$924
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.6% for AGIs below $25k, 15.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 111.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 152.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,328 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,328
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 380.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 258.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,517 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,517
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 118.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 126.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 864.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,935 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,935
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.8% for AGIs below $25k, 202.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 256.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 303.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,230 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

49616:	$14,230
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 157.1% for AGIs below $25k, 347.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1001.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,133 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

Here:	$26,133
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 712.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $5,233 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

49616:	$5,233
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,221 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,221
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $25k, 79.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 92.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49616, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,213 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,213
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $26,678 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,678
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $25k, 68.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,296 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,296
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,850 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,850
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,086 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,086
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,687 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,687
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,990 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

49616:	$7,990
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,422 (29% of AGI, reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,422
State:	$21,628

Here:	28.8% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,575 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,575
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $4,350 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

49616:	$4,350
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,975 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,975
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.0%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 52.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49616, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,964 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,964
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $25,446 (reported on 82.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,446
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $10k, 68.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,379 (reported on 44.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,379
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,750 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,750
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,929 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,929
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.9% for AGIs below $10k, -1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,694 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,694
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,656 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

49616:	$2,656
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $14,948 (29% of AGI, reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,948
State:	$18,509

Here:	28.7% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.7% for AGIs below $10k, 9.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,151 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,151
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,373 (reported on 69.0% of returns)

49616:	$3,373
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,538 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,538
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.5%

Here:	66%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 60.2% for AGIs below $10k, 65.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49617, 49635, 49613, 49640, 49614, 49628.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 123
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 786

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (31 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 386 (182 now married, 203 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49616 with a mortgage: 387 (51 second mortgage, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,380
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $512

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

• Zip code 49616 household income distribution in 2022

• 33Less than $10,000
• 62$10,000 to $14,999
• 79$15,000 to $19,999
• 64$20,000 to $24,999
• 76$25,000 to $29,999
• 82$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 55$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 49$50,000 to $59,999
• 68$60,000 to $74,999
• 98$75,000 to $99,999
• 78$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49616

• 8Less than $10,000
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 68$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 53$100,000 to $124,999
• 35$125,000 to $149,999
• 74$150,000 to $174,999
• 54$175,000 to $199,999
• 127$200,000 to $249,999
• 140$250,000 to $299,999
• 114$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$400,000 to $499,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49616

• 4$200 to $249
• 3$250 to $299
• 2$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 4$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 3$650 to $699
• 10$700 to $749
• 1$800 to $899
• 28$1,000 to $1,249
• 36No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $812.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $3,053,099.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $212,438
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $2,395,024
• Some other race householders: $203,576
• Two or more races householders: $329,315
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $425,116

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $216,031 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,181 - $301,596

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 792
• One, attached: 78
• Two: 28
• 3 or 4: 10
• 5 to 9: 7
• 10 to 19: 19
• Mobile homes: 167
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49616

• 80.5%802Drove a car alone
• 1.7%17Carpooled
• 2.8%28Bus or trolley bus
• 1.8%18Bicycle
• 0.8%8Walked
• 0.7%7Other means
• 9.8%98Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49616

• 49Less than 5 minutes
• 1845 to 9 minutes
• 16210 to 14 minutes
• 15115 to 19 minutes
• 8720 to 24 minutes
• 6730 to 34 minutes
• 2335 to 39 minutes
• 6840 to 44 minutes
• 7645 to 59 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes
• 590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,219

• Male householders: 402 (76 living alone), Female householders: 509 (148 living alone)

• 433 spouses (433 opposite-sex spouses), 83 unmarried partners, (71 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 541 children (480 natural, 42 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 81 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 27 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 387 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 224 1-person, 91 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 2 5-persons

245 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (26 men, 40 women).

99.7% of residents of 49616 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 17% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BENZIE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (9300 HOMESTEAD ROAD in BENZONIA, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06952
  Organizations: BENZIE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BENZIE CENTRAL SR. HIGH SCHOOL (9300 HOMESTEAD ROAD in BENZONIA, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00287
  Organizations: BENZIE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BENZONIA STANDARD INC (1011 MICHIGAN AVE in BENZONIA, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WESTCOTT DALE AND SUSAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DTE ENERGY/MICHCON (NORTHSIDE HOMESTEAD RD in BENZONIA, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MICHCON BENZONIA GATE

• FIELD CRAFTS (1058 MICHIGAN AVE in BENZONIA, MI)

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

• BENZIE COUNTY SCHOOL (9222 HOMESTEAD RD in BENZONIA, MI)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: BENZIE COUNTY CENTRAL SCH

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE B01-10042 (M-115 OVER BETSIE RIVER in BENZONIA, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• FIELD CRAFTS INC (1034 MICHIGAN AVE in BENZONIA, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING.
  Organizations: JACK GYR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%

Population in 1990: 1,833. Population change in the 1990s: +272 (+14.8%).

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

• This state: 1,717
• Northeast: 73
• Midwest: 204
• South: 111
• West: 100

59% of the 49616 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

94% of the 49616 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 17 took place in 2012, and the least - 3 in 2016. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.3%), and Outside Fires (35.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49616
• 7350.3%Structure Fires
• 5135.2%Outside Fires
• 2114.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 49616, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 49616 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	19	68.5 years
Robert	14	74.0 years
George	13	78.7 years
Helen	9	78.8 years
Margaret	8	72.0 years
Charles	8	72.1 years
Joseph	7	77.6 years
Jean	7	78.0 years
Arthur	7	74.6 years
Ruth	7	85.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 49616 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rice	9	79.0 years
Case	7	75.9 years
Smith	6	77.0 years
Johnson	6	77.2 years
Stiles	5	75.6 years
Anderson	5	66.8 years
Jones	5	85.2 years
Martin	5	81.0 years
Miller	5	82.6 years
Crawford	5	83.6 years

Businesses in zip code 49616
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		RadioShack	1
Curves	1		Subway	1
FedEx	1		True Value	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	1
McDonald's	1