Watersmeet, MI · standard
ZIP Code 49969
Gogebic County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,401
- 2/sq mi
- $67,188
- Median income
- $247,300
- Median home value
- 19.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Watersmeet pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 42nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 43%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 49969 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 49969 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Watersmeet, Gogebic County, Michigan, home to just 1,401 residents across 667.1 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Menominee time zone.
ZIP 49969 reports a modest median household income of $67,188 (8% below the average Michigan ZIP), while per-capita income is $67,399. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 7.7% and unemployment is 3.2%. Median home value is $247,300 (13% above the average Michigan ZIP) and median rent is $425; 94.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 60.7, 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 49969.
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 49969, Watersmeet, 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
1,401
Population
667.1
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Menominee
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 49969?
60.7
Median Age
52.4%
Male
47.6%
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?
$67,188
Median Household Income
-8% vs state ZIP avg
$67,399
Per Capita Income
7.7%
Poverty Rate
3.2%
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
1,424housing units
1,424
Total Housing Units
516
Occupied Units
908
Vacant Units
1.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$247,300
Median Home Value
+13% vs state ZIP avg
$425
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 18 business establishments in ZIP 49969, employing approximately 314 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,687,000.
18
Businesses
314
Employees
$9.7M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 5 | 27.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 16.7% |
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 49969, 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 (1,401 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.