Estimated zip code population in 2022: 8,540 Zip code population in 2010: 8,229 Zip code population in 2000: 8,148
Houses and condos: 5,676 Renter-occupied apartments: 697
% of renters here:
19%
State:
27%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49646: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 221.9 sq. mi. Water area: 5.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 38 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.9% ($1,425)
Michigan:
1.2% ($2,746)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,457 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,389 (1.0%)
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49646, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,063 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$48,063
State:
$68,945
Salary/wage: $40,366 (reported on 78.9% of returns)
Here:
$40,366
State:
$57,142
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1025.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3104.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5915.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8134.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14620.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $730 (reported on 24.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$730
Michigan:
$1,630
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 13.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,411 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,411
State:
$6,972
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $25k, 16.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 150.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,014 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:
+$10,014
State:
+$20,064
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 22.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 185.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 554.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,459 (reported on 13.4% of returns)
Here:
+$8,459
State:
+$11,172
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $25k, 95.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 187.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 135.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 708.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,542 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
49646:
$16,542
Michigan:
$19,803
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.2% for AGIs below $25k, 98.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 361.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1369.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $32,513 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
Here:
$32,513
State:
$34,117
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $25k, 124.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 570.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $9,940 (reported on 1.1% of returns)
Here:
$9,940
State:
$13,548
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,638 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
49646:
$6,638
State:
$7,972
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 26.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 154.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,058 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,058
State:
$2,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $25k, 68.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%
Here:
94%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 92.5% for AGIs below $25k, 96.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49646, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,250 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,250
State:
$55,609
Salary/wage: $33,162 (reported on 81.3% of returns)
Here:
$33,162
State:
$46,782
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.0% for AGIs below $25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 38.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $878 (reported on 28.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$878
Michigan:
$1,491
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,802 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,802
State:
$6,225
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,254 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:
+$4,254
State:
+$9,326
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,174 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:
+$10,174
State:
+$11,523
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,402 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
49646:
$13,402
Michigan:
$15,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,349 (22% of AGI, reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:
$18,349
State:
$21,628
Here:
21.5% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,955 (reported on 12.9% of returns)
Here:
$3,955
State:
$4,225
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,455 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
49646:
$5,455
State:
$8,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,175
State:
$2,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.8%
Here:
57%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 53.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49646, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,874 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,874
State:
$48,204
Salary/wage: $27,562 (reported on 85.5% of returns)
Here:
$27,562
State:
$42,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,237 (reported on 38.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,237
Michigan:
$1,725
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,247 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,247
State:
$3,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,782 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:
+$4,782
State:
+$8,532
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,888 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,888
State:
+$9,547
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,382 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
49646:
$2,382
Michigan:
$2,875
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $14,227 (25% of AGI, reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:
$14,227
State:
$18,509
Here:
25.0% of AGI
State:
20.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,464 (4% of AGI, reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,464
State:
$3,365
Here:
4.1% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,749 (reported on 70.6% of returns)
49646:
$3,749
State:
$7,691
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,721 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,721
State:
$1,737
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.0%
Here:
60%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 53.2% for AGIs below $10k, 61.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 775 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,979
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (15 now married, 5 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,805 (813 now married, 990 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 49646 with a mortgage: 1,788 (124 second mortgage, 94 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 92
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,095 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $420
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
15.2%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
11.5%
Whole state:
6.9%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.3
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
974 married couples with children.
544 single-parent households (179 men, 365 women).
96.5% of residents of 49646 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 30% well, 6% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% very well, 3% well).
Foreign born population: 109 (1.3%) (50.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.3%
Whole state:
6.9%
19%Lebanon
17%France
13%Honduras
6%Malaysia
5%Kazakhstan
5%Bolivia
4%Greece
22%English
15%German
12%American
7%Irish
4%European
4%Polish
3%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
902010 or later
382000 to 2009
371990 to 1999
41Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
KALKASKA - SOIL REMEDIATION SITE NO1310 (PORTABLE SOURCE in PORTABLE SOURCE, NM)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Mexico tracking) - AIRS/AFS-357770499, AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS Alternative names: KALKASKA KALKASKA - SOIL REMEDIATION SIT, KALKASKA SOIL REMEDIATION
BIRCH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (309 N. BIRCH STREET in KALKASKA, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06664 Organizations: KALKASKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CHERRY STREET INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (315 S. CHERRY STREET in KALKASKA, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01991 Organizations: KALKASKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
AMOCO PRODUCTION CO (1100 PROGH RD SW in KALKASKA, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1996-0470, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
ANR STORAGE CO-RAPID RIVER (2170 RABOURN RD NE in KALKASKA, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Alternative names: ANR STORAGE COMPANY
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (2368 HAGNI RD NE in KALKASKA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CMU PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
EAGLE TRIM INC (829 US 131 NORTHWEST in KALKASKA, MI)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Alternative names: EAGLE PICHER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES
AMOCO OIL & GAS INC (1080 PROUGH RD SW in KALKASKA, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: MIXED, MANUFACTURED, OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION.
AMOCO OIL CO MRS CJ SIMP PROD (NW/4 SEC 29 in KALKASKA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BILLS AMOCO (405 S CEDAR ST in KALKASKA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: WILLIAM HAMLET (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
MERIT ENERGY CO (SEC 26 T27N R8W in KALKASKA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
ARBOR RESOURCES LLC (STARVATION LAKE RD in KALKASKA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION.
FORDS GROCERY (8030 FORD RD NE MANISTEE LAKE in KALKASKA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BONDY CHARLES H AND VIRGINIA A (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.7%
41.4%Utility gas
32.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11.7%Wood
10.3%Electricity
3.2%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 7,387. Population change in the 1990s: +761 (+10.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,060
Northeast: 95
Midwest: 548
South: 496
West: 124
52% of the 49646 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.
90% of the 49646 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, 47% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
Here:
8.0%
Michigan:
12.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:
1.5%
Michigan:
9.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
Here:
9.6%
Michigan:
14.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
99,114Architecture and engineering occupations
88,527Law enforcement workers including supervisors
76,265Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
50,355Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
48,924Management occupations
48,394Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
MARSH INDUSTRIAL, INC (135 E MILE RD in KALKASKA, MI; small business) : $3,032,410 in 12 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Water Purification Equipment, Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles, Inspection Services (including commercial testing and lab services, except medical/dental) -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,653,494; 2004: $270,579; 2005: $29,089; 2006: $79,248.
Biggest contracts:
$1,833,840 with Army for Water Purification Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-17. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$733,355, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-14. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
$203,760, same as above.Signed on 2004-05-12. Completion date: 2005-07-20.
$79,248 with Army for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2006-05-19.
WAYNE WIRE CLOTH PRODUCTS INC (200 E DRESDEN ST in KALKASKA, MI; small business) 1000 employees, $0 revenue.
$3,198 with Defense Logistics Agency for Engine Air and Oil Filters, Cleaners, Aircraft Prime Moving. Signed on 2006-04-24. Completion date: 2006-07-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
55 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
35 people in group homes intended for adults
4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in 2000:
84 people in nursing homes
30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
21 people in other group homes
17 people in other types of correctional institutions
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 64. The highest number of reported fires - 81 took place in 2014, and the least - 48 in 2010. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.6%), and Outside Fires (27.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49646