Ewen, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49925
Ontonagon County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 494
- 2/sq mi
- $56,250
- Median income
- $113,400
- Median home value
- 18.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ewen pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 23rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 14th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49925 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49925 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ewen, Ontonagon County, Michigan, home to just 494 residents across 329.3 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49925 reports a modest median household income of $56,250 (23% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,218. The poverty rate is 14.7%, with unemployment at 2.7%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $113,400 (48% below the average Michigan ZIP); owner occupancy is 87.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59.9, and the average commute is 18 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Michigan and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 49925.
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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 49925, Ewen, 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
494
Population
329.3
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49925?
59.9
Median Age
53.2%
Male
46.8%
Female
0.9%
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?
$56,250
Median Household Income
-23% vs state ZIP avg
$31,218
Per Capita Income
14.7%
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Unemployment Rate
18.3 min
Mean Commute Time
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
509housing units
509
Total Housing Units
293
Occupied Units
216
Vacant Units
1.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$113,400
Median Home Value
-48% vs state ZIP avg
1965
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 49925, employing approximately 96 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,478,000.
16
Businesses
96
Employees
$3.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 25.0% |
| Health care and social assistance | 4 | 25.0% |
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 49925, 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.