Hawks, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49743
Presque Isle County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 769
- 3/sq mi
- $52,969
- Median income
- $126,400
- Median home value
- 10.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Hawks pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 18th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 19th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 97%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49743 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49743 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hawks, Presque Isle County, Michigan, home to just 769 residents across 233.0 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49743 reports a modest median household income of $52,969 (28% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,396. The poverty rate is 19.6%, with unemployment at 7.5%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $126,400 (42% below the average Michigan ZIP); owner occupancy is 96.7%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.9, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Presque Isle County, so 49743 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 49743, Hawks, MI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
769
Population
233.0
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49743?
51.9
Median Age
50.3%
Male
49.7%
Female
0.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$52,969
Median Household Income
-28% vs state ZIP avg
$29,396
Per Capita Income
19.6%
Poverty Rate
7.5%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
757housing units
757
Total Housing Units
423
Occupied Units
334
Vacant Units
2.12
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$126,400
Median Home Value
-42% vs state ZIP avg
1971
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 49743, employing approximately 49 people with a combined annual payroll of $820,000.
8
Businesses
49
Employees
$820K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 49743 vs 49779 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49779 | Rogers City, MI | 4,639 | 8.9 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 49743, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.