ZIP 49630 · Empire
Who lives in ZIP code 49630 (Empire, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Empire, MI · Leelanau County
uszips 2026
People1,390
Median age64.0
Household income$106,375
Home value$502,355
Median rent$1,083/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+58.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Traverse City, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 685
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
47.7% are 65 or older; 87.8% are adults.
Household income
52.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,492.
Education (adults 25+)
47.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 73.9%
- Never married
- 14.5%
- Divorced
- 6.3%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 2.25
- Dual-income families
- 40.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.3%
- Rent burden
- 19.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 17.7%
- Farmers
- 3.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.6%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 16.6%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.