ZIP 49878 · Rapid River
Who lives in ZIP code 49878 (Rapid River, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rapid River, MI · Delta County
uszips 2026
People3,329
Median age54.1
Household income$71,136
Home value$176,901
Median rent$813/mo
Poverty11.5%
College degree+22.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Escanaba, MI (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,456
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
31.9% are 65 or older; 84.5% are adults.
Household income
28.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,167.
Education (adults 25+)
43.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.0%
- Never married
- 20.3%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 38.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 96.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 2.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.5%
- Veterans
- 14.4%
- With a disability
- 19.7%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.