ZIP 49436 · Mears
Who lives in ZIP code 49436 (Mears, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mears, MI · Oceana County
uszips 2026
People1,644
Median age59.9
Household income$67,279
Home value$254,034
Median rent$1,013/mo
Poverty8.2%
College degree+26.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 779
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
33.1% are 65 or older; 86.2% are adults.
Household income
24.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,285.
Education (adults 25+)
25.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.8%
- Never married
- 21.6%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.49
- Dual-income families
- 32.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 92.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.1%
- Unemployment
- 13.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.7%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.