ZIP 49040 · Colon
Who lives in ZIP code 49040 (Colon, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Colon, MI · St. Joseph County
uszips 2026
People3,384
Median age42.4
Household income$64,306
Home value$170,976
Median rent$791/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+14.3%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sturgis, MI (micro)
- Wider region
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 32 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,319
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
24.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,644.
Education (adults 25+)
49.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.2%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 14.8%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.40
- Dual-income families
- 44.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.0%
- Rent burden
- 19.6%
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 4.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.8%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 12.9%
- No health insurance
- 16.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.