49968 Zip Code (Wakefield, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,118
Zip code population in 2010: 2,247
Zip code population in 2000: 2,488

Houses and condos: 1,401
Renter-occupied apartments: 138
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49968: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 250.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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: $1,430 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,095 (1.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 49968:

• High school or higher: 95.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 1.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49968:

• Never married: 31.6%
• Now married: 44.8%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 15.0%

• 
• • 1,98994.1%White
  • 844.0%Two or more races
  • 140.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 130.6%Asian
  • 100.5%American Indian
  • 40.2%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49968, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,429 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,429
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $36,872 (reported on 74.2% of returns)

Here:	$36,872
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 960.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3010.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5789.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9018.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13036.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $396 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$396
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 24.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,793 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,793
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs below $25k, 29.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 134.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,150 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,150
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.7% for AGIs below $25k, 31.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 216.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,827 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,827
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.9% for AGIs below $25k, 91.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 274.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,773 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

49968:	$13,773
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.2% for AGIs below $25k, 156.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 318.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1226.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,873 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,873
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.2% for AGIs below $25k, 49.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.5%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 89.2% for AGIs below $25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49968, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,151 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,151
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $33,896 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,896
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $25k, 64.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,106 (reported on 35.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,106
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,688 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,688
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$355 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$355
State:	+$9,326

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

Profit/loss from business: +$7,740 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,740
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,127 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

49968:	$8,127
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,083 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,083
State:	$21,628

Here:	21.8% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,383 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,383
State:	$4,225

Taxes paid: $4,992 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

49968:	$4,992
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,833 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.8%

Here:	54%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 51.2% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49968, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,304 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,304
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $27,238 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,238
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,139 (reported on 45.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,139
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,097 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,097
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,692 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,692
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,667 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,667
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,320 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

49968:	$2,320
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $16,903 (26% of AGI, reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,903
State:	$18,509

Here:	26.5% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,907 (3% of AGI, reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,907
State:	$3,365

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,478 (reported on 71.0% of returns)

49968:	$3,478
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,308 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,308
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.2%

Here:	52%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs below $10k, 54.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49959, 49911, 49938, 49971, 49947, 54557.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 152
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 817

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (45 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 350 (113 now married, 237 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49968 with a mortgage: 309 (12 second mortgage, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $942
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $382

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

• Zip code 49968 household income distribution in 2022

• 85Less than $10,000
• 80$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 71$20,000 to $24,999
• 45$25,000 to $29,999
• 55$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 95$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 88$50,000 to $59,999
• 72$60,000 to $74,999
• 114$75,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999
• 76$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49968

• 2Less than $10,000
• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 22$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 30$35,000 to $39,999
• 70$40,000 to $49,999
• 60$50,000 to $59,999
• 42$60,000 to $69,999
• 79$70,000 to $79,999
• 31$80,000 to $89,999
• 27$90,000 to $99,999
• 68$100,000 to $124,999
• 40$125,000 to $149,999
• 47$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 to $249,999
• 36$250,000 to $299,999
• 26$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$400,000 to $499,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49968

• 5Less than $100
• 29$200 to $249
• 3$250 to $299
• 13$300 to $349
• 15$350 to $399
• 35$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 4$600 to $649
• 9$650 to $699
• 22No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $603.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $164,375.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,840
• Two or more races householders: $96,357

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $79,115 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,449 - $133,770

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $142,676

Here:	$142,676
State:	$280,038

Mobile homes: $50,108

Here:	$50,108
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,244
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 43
• 3 or 4: 9
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 11
• 20 to 49: 12
• 50 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 42

Unemployment: 1.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49968

• 74.6%711Drove a car alone
• 12.8%122Carpooled
• 1.0%10Bus or trolley bus
• 3.6%34Walked
• 0.6%6Other means
• 4.2%40Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49968

• 57Less than 5 minutes
• 1175 to 9 minutes
• 13310 to 14 minutes
• 12715 to 19 minutes
• 9920 to 24 minutes
• 9825 to 29 minutes
• 9530 to 34 minutes
• 4645 to 59 minutes
• 6660 to 89 minutes
• 4590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,118

• Male householders: 578 (276 living alone), Female householders: 387 (142 living alone)

• 399 spouses (396 opposite-sex spouses), 92 unmarried partners, (87 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 456 children (403 natural, 35 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 20 other relatives, 15 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 119 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 285 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 36 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 417 1-person, 49 2-persons, 6 3-persons

276 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (44 men, 33 women).

95.1% of residents of 49968 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 32% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (50% very well, 50% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GREAT LAKES GAS TRANSMISSION (GREAT LAKES RD in WAKEFIELD, MI)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; MIXED, MANUFACTURED, OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION
  Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION.; PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  Organizations: GREAT LAKES GAS TRANSPORATION CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: GREAT LAKES GAS TRANSMISSION CO STA 7

• EXTREME TOOL & ENGINEERING (999 PRODUCTION DRIVE in WAKEFIELD, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MIKE ZACHARIAS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• MI DEPT/MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (100 SUNDAY LAKE ST in WAKEFIELD, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: MICHIGAN STATE OF DMB

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (B03-27021 (US 2 OVER BLACK RIVER in WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, 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)
  

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (B05-27021 (US 2 OVER SUNDAY LAKE OUTLET in WAKEFIELD, 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)
  

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (B06-27021 (US 2 OVER LITTLE BLACK RIVER in WAKEFIELD, 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)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.6%

Population in 1990: 3,043.

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

• This state: 1,469
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 525
• South: 22
• West: 72

69% of the 49968 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.

94% of the 49968 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 49968 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	63	78.3 years
William	41	74.2 years
Mary	39	83.0 years
Joseph	29	79.2 years
George	23	80.1 years
James	21	69.3 years
Robert	18	66.6 years
Charles	17	80.6 years
Anna	16	86.6 years
Elmer	15	68.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 49968 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	41	71.8 years
Maki	26	74.0 years
Hill	15	78.5 years
Bugni	14	75.8 years
Anderson	14	81.2 years
Niemi	12	78.8 years
Pikka	12	77.7 years
Olson	12	78.9 years
Mattson	11	72.4 years
Hanson	11	82.2 years