ZIP 49047 · Dowagiac
Who lives in ZIP code 49047 (Dowagiac, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dowagiac, MI · Cass County
uszips 2026
People14,858
Median age42.9
Household income$62,963
Home value$180,161
Median rent$858/mo
Poverty15.6%
College degree+20.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- Wider region
- South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 48 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,301
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.3% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
25.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,128.
Education (adults 25+)
35.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.6%
- Never married
- 28.5%
- Divorced
- 15.4%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 45.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.0%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.0%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 10.4%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.