ZIP 49646 · Kalkaska
Who lives in ZIP code 49646 (Kalkaska, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kalkaska, MI · Kalkaska County
uszips 2026
People8,852
Median age46.1
Household income$64,863
Home value$181,523
Median rent$690/mo
Poverty10.7%
College degree+15.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Traverse City, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,979
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.8% are 65 or older; 82.2% are adults.
Household income
26.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,884.
Education (adults 25+)
33.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.0%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 46.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.4%
- Rent burden
- 26.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.3%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 19.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.