ZIP 48662 · Wheeler
Who lives in ZIP code 48662 (Wheeler, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wheeler, MI · Gratiot County
uszips 2026
People1,185
Median age47.7
Household income$70,321
Home value$131,306
Median rent—
Poverty7.6%
College degree+18.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Alma, MI (micro)
- Wider region
- Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 507
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 82.6% are adults.
Household income
25.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,888.
Education (adults 25+)
45.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.2%
- Never married
- 16.8%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 51.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.1%
- Farmers
- 7.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.6%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 0.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.