Greenland, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49929
Ontonagon County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 216
- 5/sq mi
- $42,708
- Median income
- $62,500
- Median home value
- 5.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Greenland pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 97%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49929 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49929 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Greenland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, home to just 216 residents across 46.0 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49929 reports a modest median household income of $42,708 (42% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,545. Unemployment is 10.9%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $62,500 (72% below the average Michigan ZIP); owner occupancy is 97.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Ontonagon County, so 49929 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 49929, Greenland, 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
216
Population
46.0
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49929?
63.1
Median Age
42.1%
Male
57.9%
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?
$42,708
Median Household Income
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$25,545
Per Capita Income
10.9%
Poverty Rate
10.9%
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
100housing units
100
Total Housing Units
73
Occupied Units
27
Vacant Units
1.66
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$62,500
Median Home Value
-72% vs state ZIP avg
1961
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 49929, employing approximately 26 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,468,000.
7
Businesses
26
Employees
$1.5M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 49929 vs 49948 →
ZIP 49929 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49948
Mass City (49948)
590 residents
- 49929 216
Greenland (49929)
216 residents
- 49960 185
Rockland (49960)
185 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 49929 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 49929 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49948
Mass City (49948)
$73,063 median income
- 49960
Rockland (49960)
$44,018 median income
- 49929
Greenland (49929)
$42,708 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 49929 ranks #3 of 3 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 49929, 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.