ZIP 49879 · Republic
Who lives in ZIP code 49879 (Republic, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Republic, MI · Marquette County
uszips 2026
People1,057
Median age60.0
Household income$49,471
Home value$98,973
Median rent$1,049/mo
Poverty11.3%
College degree+19.5%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marquette, MI (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 541
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
31.9% are 65 or older; 86.3% are adults.
Household income
17.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,595.
Education (adults 25+)
38.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.5%
- Never married
- 14.9%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 9.7%
- Family size
- 2.56
- Dual-income families
- 24.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.8%
- Rent burden
- 42.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 37.6%
- Unemployment
- 9.5%
- Self-employed
- 8.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.9%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 25.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.