ZIP 49849 · Ishpeming
Who lives in ZIP code 49849 (Ishpeming, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ishpeming, MI · Marquette County
uszips 2026
People12,117
Median age38.6
Household income$67,518
Home value$149,731
Median rent$770/mo
Poverty12.8%
College degree+28.0%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marquette, MI (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,957
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.3% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
31.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,812.
Education (adults 25+)
37.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.3%
- Never married
- 32.2%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.8%
- Rent burden
- 31.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 7.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.2%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 16.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.9%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.