Shingleton, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49884
Alger County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 552
- 1/sq mi
- $60,063
- Median income
- $164,100
- Median home value
- 0.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Shingleton pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 29th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 32nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49884 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49884 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Shingleton, Alger County, Michigan, home to just 552 residents across 690.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49884 reports a modest median household income of $60,063 (18% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,381. Economic pressure is pronounced: 21.6% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 10.2%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $164,100 (25% below the average Michigan ZIP), and median rent is $724; owner occupancy is 81.4%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 55.3, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Michigan and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 49884.
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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 49884, Shingleton, 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
552
Population
690.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49884?
55.3
Median Age
54.7%
Male
45.3%
Female
0.6%
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?
$60,063
Median Household Income
-18% vs state ZIP avg
$28,381
Per Capita Income
21.6%
Poverty Rate
10.2%
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
481housing units
481
Total Housing Units
301
Occupied Units
180
Vacant Units
2.11
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$164,100
Median Home Value
-25% vs state ZIP avg
$724
Median Rent
1983
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 49884, employing approximately 53 people with a combined annual payroll of $702,000.
3
Businesses
53
Employees
$702K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 49884, 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.