ZIP 49642 · Idlewild
Who lives in ZIP code 49642 (Idlewild, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Idlewild, MI · Lake County
uszips 2026
People985
Median age42.2
Household income$26,950
Home value$112,624
Median rent$763/mo
Poverty37.6%
College degree+12.4%
Commute43 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 382
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.8% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
9.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,159.
Education (adults 25+)
33.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.9%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 18.8%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.54
- Dual-income families
- 18.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 65% / 36%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.6%
- Self-employed
- 6.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 23.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.