Deerton, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49822
Alger County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 220
- 1/sq mi
- $58,214
- Median income
- $283,800
- Median home value
- 48.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Deerton pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 26th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 36%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49822 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49822 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Deerton, Alger County, Michigan, home to just 220 residents across 157.1 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49822 reports a modest median household income of $58,214 (21% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,929. The poverty rate is 14.5%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $283,800 (29% above the average Michigan ZIP), while 77.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 48.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Alger County, so 49822 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 49822, Deerton, 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
220
Population
157.1
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49822?
44.1
Median Age
56.5%
Male
43.5%
Female
0.5%
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?
$58,214
Median Household Income
-21% vs state ZIP avg
$34,929
Per Capita Income
14.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
208housing units
208
Total Housing Units
84
Occupied Units
124
Vacant Units
2.55
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$283,800
Median Home Value
+29% vs state ZIP avg
1976
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 49822 vs 49826 →
ZIP 49822 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 49822 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 49822 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 49822 ranks #4 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 49822, 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.