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ZIP Code 49817: Cooks, MI
ZIP code 49817 uses the postal name Cooks, Michigan and lies mostly in Delta County (60% of its land) with the rest in Schoolcraft County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 580 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $63,984 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Cooks · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Delta County (60%); Schoolcraft County (40%)
- Micro area
- Escanaba, MI
- House district
- MI-1 119th Congress
- State
- Michigan
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 82.2 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 49817?
49817 centers on 45.949°, -86.505° and covers 82.2 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 49854, 49835, 49895, 49878.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49817, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 49817 compare with the rest of Delta County?
| Measure | 49817 | In Delta County | In MI |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 580 | 11th of 13 | 869th of 992 |
| Median household income | $64k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $212k | not ranked | not ranked |
49817's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (580). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 13% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 49817?
The 2020 Census counted 567 people in 49817; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 580. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 580±130 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 567
- Households
- 241
- Median age
- 41.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 49817?
Of the 580 people the ACS estimates in 49817, 26.7% are under 18 and 30.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.9%), then Other or two or more (12.1%).
- Under 1826.7%
- 18 to 6442.9%
- 65 and older30.3%
- White, not Hispanic82.9%
- Other or two or more12.1%
- Hispanic or Latino4.5%
- Black, not Hispanic0.5%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 49817 earn?
Median household income is $63,984 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $63,984±$12,083
- Income per person
- $40,991
- Below the poverty line
- 4.1%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 11.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 21.5%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $54,400270 returns; wages 60% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 49817?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $211,900
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 93.4%
- Housing units
- 322
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 49817?
12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 7 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Retail trade4
- Construction3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 49817?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49854 | Manistique | 6,199 | $56k | 11.6 mi |
| 49835 | Garden | 676 | $51k | 15.0 mi |
| 49895 | Wetmore | 840 | $47k | 17.1 mi |
| 49878 | Rapid River | 3,329 | $71k | 17.9 mi |
| 49864 | Nahma | 22 | $104k | 10.2 mi (near) |
| 49840 | Gulliver | 823 | $61k | 26.6 mi (near) |
| 49872 | Perkins | 231 | $53k | 28.1 mi (near) |
| 49837 | Gladstone | 10,265 | $64k | 28.2 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.