ZIP 49098 · Watervliet
Who lives in ZIP code 49098 (Watervliet, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Watervliet, MI · Berrien County
uszips 2026
People6,215
Median age38.5
Household income$59,047
Home value$155,084
Median rent$917/mo
Poverty17.9%
College degree+19.1%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Niles, MI
- Wider region
- South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 74 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,417
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
23.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,673.
Education (adults 25+)
28.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.8%
- Never married
- 31.6%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.3%
- Rent burden
- 45.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.1%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 16.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.