Au Train, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49806
Alger County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 627
- 5/sq mi
- $85,625
- Median income
- $281,800
- Median home value
- 36.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Au Train pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 31%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 36%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 96%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49806 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49806 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Au Train, Alger County, Michigan, home to just 627 residents across 118.3 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49806 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $85,625 (17% above the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,338. The poverty rate is 7.6%, with unemployment at 9.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $281,800 (28% above the average Michigan ZIP), while 95.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 36.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 60.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Alger County, so 49806 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 49806, Au Train, 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
627
Population
118.3
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49806?
60.3
Median Age
53.6%
Male
46.4%
Female
3.6%
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?
$85,625
Median Household Income
+17% vs state ZIP avg
$37,338
Per Capita Income
7.6%
Poverty Rate
9.9%
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
609housing units
609
Total Housing Units
243
Occupied Units
366
Vacant Units
2.49
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$281,800
Median Home Value
+28% vs state ZIP avg
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 49806, employing approximately 49 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,351,000.
12
Businesses
49
Employees
$2.4M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 25.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 25.0% |
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 49806 vs 49822 →
ZIP 49806 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49806
Au Train (49806)
627 residents
- 49825
Eben Junction (49825)
299 residents
- 49822 220
Deerton (49822)
220 residents
- 49826 137
Rumely (49826)
137 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 49806 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 49806 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49806
Au Train (49806)
$85,625 median income
- 49825
Eben Junction (49825)
$77,250 median income
- 49826
Rumely (49826)
$61,107 median income
- 49822
Deerton (49822)
$58,214 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 49806 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 49806, 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.