ZIP 48661 · West Branch
Who lives in ZIP code 48661 (West Branch, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Branch, MI · Ogemaw County
uszips 2026
People10,618
Median age50.0
Household income$61,377
Home value$178,704
Median rent$840/mo
Poverty10.8%
College degree+21.1%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,726
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.2% are 65 or older; 82.4% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,847.
Education (adults 25+)
40.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.9%
- Never married
- 23.7%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 43.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.4%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.