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49238

Deerfield, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,914
Median household income
$75,054
People below poverty
22.6%
Median home value
$208,200

Income

The median income of households in 49238 was $75,054. An estimated 9.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.8
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 4.7
$25,000 to $34,999 3.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 19.3
$75,000 to $99,999 20.2
$100,000 to $149,999 19.8
$150,000 to $199,999 7.5
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56042
Female 54875

An estimated 72.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,296. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.8
Social Security 34.3
Retirement income 28.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.7
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 47.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 47.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.4

In 2020-2024, 2.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 15% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 15% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49238 in 2020-2024, 95.3% had health insurance coverage and 4.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.8% and public coverage was 37.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.3%.


In 2020-2024, 49238 had a total population of 1,914 - 971 (50.7%) females and 943 (49.3%) males. The median age was 35 years. An estimated 32.6% of the population was under 18 years, 25.7% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49238 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 44 56
5 to 9 33 132
10 to 14 149 94
15 to 19 67 106
20 to 24 51 14
25 to 29 55 96
30 to 34 23 37
35 to 39 41 36
40 to 44 100 39
45 to 49 40 58
50 to 54 54 56
55 to 59 106 77
60 to 64 65 51
65 to 69 63 35
70 to 74 26 41
75 to 79 13 21
80 to 84 9 13
85 and over 4 9

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.6% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 8.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6% of the people in 49238 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.3% of the people in 49238 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 703 households in 49238. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.2% of the households in 49238 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.2% of all households, while 20.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.1% of all households.

In 49238, 30.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.2
Cohabiting Couples 13.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.1% of males and 50.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.5 35.3
Now married, except separated 49.1 50.4
Separated 0.1 0.6
Widowed 2.8 5.4
Divorced 16.5 8.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49238, 7 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 57.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.6% of the people living in 49238 were U.S. natives. 71.6% of the 49238 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.4% of 49238 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49238 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 49238.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49238 in 2020-2024, 0.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 0.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 49238 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.1
Different house, same county 2.1
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49238 was 334 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 12 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 213. College or graduate school enrollment was 109.

Educational Attainment of People in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.5
High school diploma or equivalency 42.8
Some college, no degree 28
Associate's degree 11.7
Bachelor's degree 9.1
Graduate or professional degree 4.9

Disability

In 49238, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 21.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49238, 58.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 668 86.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 62 8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 44 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49238 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 10.3
Manufacturing 17.8
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 12.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.9
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 1.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49238 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 274 35.4
Service occupations 90 11.6
Sales and office occupations 145 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 101 13
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 164 21.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 90.7% of 49238 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 90.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 4.2

In 2020-2024, 49238 had a total of 854 housing units. Of these housing units, 94.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 94.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.4
Mobile homes 1.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 44.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49238 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 77.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49238 had 703 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 151 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.8% while renters occupied 15.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.93 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.46.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.7% and another 36.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49238:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.6
Electricity 10.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 2.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49238 was $208,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.1 % had a mortgage. 30.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,375 and for owners without a mortgage it was $714.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49238 was $1,094. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.