Trout Creek, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49967
Ontonagon County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 492
- 1/sq mi
- $43,750
- Median income
- $96,400
- Median home value
- 20.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Trout Creek 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
- 9th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49967 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49967 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Trout Creek, Ontonagon County, Michigan, home to just 492 residents across 820.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
ZIP 49967 reports a modest median household income of $43,750 (40% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $36,166. The poverty rate is 17.8%, with unemployment at 3.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $96,400 (56% below the average Michigan ZIP), and median rent is $638; owner occupancy is 89.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.1, and the average commute is 30 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Michigan and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 49967.
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 49967, Trout Creek, 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
492
Population
820.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49967?
63.1
Median Age
57.2%
Male
42.8%
Female
2.3%
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?
$43,750
Median Household Income
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$36,166
Per Capita Income
17.8%
Poverty Rate
3.0%
Unemployment Rate
30.4 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
524housing units
524
Total Housing Units
240
Occupied Units
284
Vacant Units
1.60
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$96,400
Median Home Value
-56% vs state ZIP avg
$638
Median Rent
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 49967, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $601,000.
9
Businesses
21
Employees
$601K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 33.3% |
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 49967, 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.