ZIP 49644 · Irons
Who lives in ZIP code 49644 (Irons, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Irons, MI · Lake County
uszips 2026
People1,715
Median age61.7
Household income$54,013
Home value$172,361
Median rent$930/mo
Poverty14.2%
College degree+15.1%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 823
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
38.4% are 65 or older; 95.7% are adults.
Household income
20.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,691.
Education (adults 25+)
50.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.5%
- Never married
- 15.0%
- Divorced
- 17.4%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 2.55
- Dual-income families
- 27.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 42.5%
- Unemployment
- 12.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.4%
- Veterans
- 13.3%
- With a disability
- 26.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.