ZIP 49968 · Wakefield
Who lives in ZIP code 49968 (Wakefield, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wakefield, MI · Gogebic County
uszips 2026
People2,203
Median age48.9
Household income$55,759
Home value$93,166
Median rent$656/mo
Poverty13.0%
College degree+17.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 975
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.9% are 65 or older; 82.8% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,202.
Education (adults 25+)
24.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.9%
- Never married
- 29.3%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 10.9%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 42.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.0%
- Rent burden
- 32.0%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 7.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.5%
- Veterans
- 10.2%
- With a disability
- 20.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 3.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.