ZIP 49011 · Athens
Who lives in ZIP code 49011 (Athens, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Athens, MI · Calhoun County
uszips 2026
People2,236
Median age50.0
Household income$59,722
Home value$158,548
Median rent$1,057/mo
Poverty6.1%
College degree+13.1%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Battle Creek, MI
- Wider region
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 29 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 926
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 86.0% are adults.
Household income
32.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,482.
Education (adults 25+)
36.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.9%
- Never married
- 22.7%
- Divorced
- 17.6%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 50.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.9%
- Rent burden
- 19.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.8%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 13.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.4%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.