Eben Junction, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49825
Alger County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 299
- 5/sq mi
- $77,250
- Median income
- $213,900
- Median home value
- 30.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Eben Junction pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 42%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 47th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49825 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49825 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 58.6 square miles in Eben Junction, Alger County, Michigan. The area is home to 299 residents, producing a population density of 5 people per square mile, and falls within the Detroit time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 49825 against Michigan and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 49825 sits at $77,250 (5% above the Michigan average), while per-capita income is $38,001. The poverty rate stands at 10.5% and the unemployment rate at 6.0%. On housing, the median home value is $213,900 (3% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 100.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 49825 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 30.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.8, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Alger County, so you can benchmark 49825 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 49825, Eben Junction, MI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
299
Population
58.6
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49825?
35.8
Median Age
47.0%
Male
53.0%
Female
0.0%
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?
$77,250
Median Household Income
+5% vs state
$38,001
Per Capita Income
10.5%
Poverty Rate
6.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 49825 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$77,250 Top 42% higher than 58% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
151
Total Housing Units
123
Occupied Units
28
Vacant Units
2.67
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$213,900
Median Home Value
-3% vs state
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 49825 vs 49826 →
ZIP 49825 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49891
Trenary (49891)
816 residents
- 49816
Chatham (49816)
724 residents
- 49806
Au Train (49806)
627 residents
- 49825 299
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 49825 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 49825 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
- 49816
Chatham (49816)
$70,750 median income
- 49826
Rumely (49826)
$61,107 median income
- 49822
Deerton (49822)
$58,214 median income
- 49891
Trenary (49891)
$46,063 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 49825 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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