ZIP 49706 · Alanson
Who lives in ZIP code 49706 (Alanson, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alanson, MI · Emmet County
uszips 2026
People4,920
Median age39.4
Household income$76,906
Home value$247,624
Median rent$1,146/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+27.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Petoskey, MI (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 33 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,315
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 83.7% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,905.
Education (adults 25+)
44.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.9%
- Never married
- 27.7%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.56
- Dual-income families
- 64.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.7%
- Rent burden
- 22.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.6%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.