Marenisco, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49947
Gogebic County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,818
- 2/sq mi
- $48,750
- Median income
- $204,500
- Median home value
- 20.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Marenisco pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 13th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 45th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49947 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49947 covers 826.4 square miles in Marenisco, Gogebic County, Michigan (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,818 residents on file, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Menominee time zone.
ZIP 49947 reports a modest median household income of $48,750 (34% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,576. The poverty rate is 11.9%, with unemployment at 1.7%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $204,500 (7% below the average Michigan ZIP); 98.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 64.3, 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 49947.
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 49947, Marenisco, 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
1,818
Population
826.4
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Menominee
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49947?
64.3
Median Age
52.7%
Male
47.3%
Female
0.7%
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?
$48,750
Median Household Income
-34% vs state ZIP avg
$34,576
Per Capita Income
11.9%
Poverty Rate
1.7%
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
885housing units
885
Total Housing Units
391
Occupied Units
494
Vacant Units
1.72
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$204,500
Median Home Value
-7% vs state ZIP avg
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 49947, employing approximately 56 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,669,000.
14
Businesses
56
Employees
$1.7M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 5 | 35.7% |
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 49947, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,818 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.