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Zip Code 48637 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: MI - Michigan

🏑 City: Merrill

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Saginaw County

⏰ Timezone: America/Detroit

☎️ Area Codes: 989

Income

The median income of households in 48637 was $63,900. An estimated 8.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.5
$25,000 to $34,999 8.5
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4
$50,000 to $74,999 20.9
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 4.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 70259
Female 37381

An estimated 60.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 41 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,070. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 60.8
Social Security 48.8
Retirement income 41
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.2
Cash public assistance income 3.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 15 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 15
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.6

In 2019-2023, 11.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48637 in 2019-2023, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.5% and public coverage was 49.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2019-2023, 48637 had a total population of 3,068 - 1,547 (50.4%) females and 1,521 (49.6%) males. The median age was 45.8 years. An estimated 21.5% of the population was under 18 years, 25.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48637 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 99 53
5 to 9 103 89
10 to 14 49 145
15 to 19 98 91
20 to 24 27 53
25 to 29 95 83
30 to 34 89 63
35 to 39 90 115
40 to 44 94 77
45 to 49 43 65
50 to 54 110 102
55 to 59 69 91
60 to 64 153 161
65 to 69 129 105
70 to 74 93 71
75 to 79 118 85
80 to 84 30 50
85 and over 32 48

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.7% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 0.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.3% of the people in 48637 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 48637 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 1,246 households in 48637. The average household size was 2.45 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.6% of the households in 48637 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.1% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.6% of all households.

In 48637, 22.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.6
Cohabiting Couples 6.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.2% of males and 58.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.5 19.3
Now married, except separated 57.2 58.2
Separated 0.3 0.4
Widowed 4 10.9
Divorced 12 11.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48637, 115 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in 48637 were U.S. natives. 92.7% of the 48637 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of 48637 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 30.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 94.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48637 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 48637.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 64.1
Asia 12.8
Europe 11.5
Africa 0
Northern America 11.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48637 in 2019-2023, 2.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.7% of people at least five years old; 0.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 85.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 48637 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 85.2
Different house, same county 12.9
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2019-2023, 94.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48637 was 662 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 30 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 513. College or graduate school enrollment was 119.

Educational Attainment of People in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.3
High school diploma or equivalency 48.7
Some college, no degree 21.7
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 11.2
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In 48637, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 18.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 17.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48637, 45.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 953 83.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 141 12.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 53 4.6

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48637 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.2
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 19.4
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 13.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48637 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 325 28.3
Service occupations 184 16
Sales and office occupations 267 23.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 160 13.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 211 18.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.8% of 48637 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 7.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.7
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 4.6

In 2019-2023, 48637 had a total of 1,319 housing units. Of these housing units, 93.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 1.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 93.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.5
Mobile homes 5.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48637 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 82.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 48637 had 1,246 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 73 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.9% while renters occupied 9.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.33.

4.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 29% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.3% and another 28.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48637:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48637 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 79
Electricity 3.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 7
All other fuels 10.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48637 was $140,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50 % had a mortgage. 50% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,304 and for owners without a mortgage it was $562.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48637 was $736. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.