Rockland, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49960
Ontonagon County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 185
- 2/sq mi
- $44,018
- Median income
- $61,900
- Median home value
- 7.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Rockland pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd 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 49960 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49960 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, home to just 185 residents across 108.8 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49960 reports a modest median household income of $44,018 (40% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $18,762. The poverty rate is 33.7%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $61,900 (72% below the average Michigan ZIP); owner occupancy is 98.1%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Ontonagon County, so 49960 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 49960, Rockland, 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
185
Population
108.8
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49960?
40.6
Median Age
41.9%
Male
58.1%
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?
$44,018
Median Household Income
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$18,762
Per Capita Income
33.7%
Poverty Rate
6.1%
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
166housing units
166
Total Housing Units
107
Occupied Units
59
Vacant Units
2.72
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$61,900
Median Home Value
-72% vs state ZIP avg
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 49960 vs 49953 →
ZIP 49960 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49953
Ontonagon (49953)
2,879 residents
- 49929 216
Greenland (49929)
216 residents
- 49960 185
Rockland (49960)
185 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 49960 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 49960 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49953
Ontonagon (49953)
$59,375 median income
- 49960
Rockland (49960)
$44,018 median income
- 49929
Greenland (49929)
$42,708 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 49960 ranks #2 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 49960, 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.