ZIP 48883 · Shepherd
Who lives in ZIP code 48883 (Shepherd, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shepherd, MI · Isabella County
uszips 2026
People7,292
Median age40.3
Household income$65,223
Home value$159,446
Median rent$842/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+23.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mount Pleasant, MI (micro)
- Wider region
- Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,735
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,228.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.2%
- Never married
- 32.3%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 46.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.6%
- Rent burden
- 25.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 4.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.0%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 18.0%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.