ZIP 49902 · Alpha
Who lives in ZIP code 49902 (Alpha, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alpha, MI · Iron County
uszips 2026
People215
Median age58.7
Household income$39,115
Home value$37,465
Median rent—
Poverty21.4%
College degree+8.1%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 115 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 115
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.3% are 65 or older; 96.3% are adults.
Household income
1.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,208.
Education (adults 25+)
38.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 20.2%
- Never married
- 32.7%
- Divorced
- 40.9%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 1.85
- Dual-income families
- 20.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 15.9%
- With a disability
- 27.4%
- No health insurance
- 10.7%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.