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49310

Blanchard, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
3,183
Median household income
$64,420
People below poverty
21.7%
Median home value
$177,700

Income

The median income of households in 49310 was $64,420. An estimated 4.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 8.3
$25,000 to $34,999 7.6
$35,000 to $49,999 14.7
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 17.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7
$200,000 or more 2.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46625
Female 42361

An estimated 71.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,791. 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 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.5
Social Security 42.8
Retirement income 31.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.9
Cash public assistance income 5.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.5

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 46.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49310 in 2020-2024, 79.1% had health insurance coverage and 20.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.3% and public coverage was 42.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 35%.


In 2020-2024, 49310 had a total population of 3,183 - 1,539 (48.4%) females and 1,644 (51.6%) males. The median age was 33.5 years. An estimated 31% of the population was under 18 years, 28% was 19 to 44 years, 20.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49310 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 172 133
5 to 9 87 114
10 to 14 180 150
15 to 19 148 136
20 to 24 111 63
25 to 29 118 43
30 to 34 83 107
35 to 39 77 115
40 to 44 82 92
45 to 49 83 81
50 to 54 82 70
55 to 59 82 89
60 to 64 90 89
65 to 69 82 60
70 to 74 45 88
75 to 79 71 62
80 to 84 31 28
85 and over 20 19

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.5% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 14.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.8% of the people in 49310 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.5% of the people in 49310 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,059 households in 49310. The average household size was 3.01 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.1% of the households in 49310 while cohabiting couple households made up 9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.7% of all households, while 15.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.9% of all households.

In 49310, 31.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.1
Cohabiting Couples 9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.4% of males and 57.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.4 24.2
Now married, except separated 52.4 57.4
Separated 0 0.3
Widowed 5.1 9.7
Divorced 8.1 8.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49310, 14 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 49310 were U.S. natives. 83.8% of the 49310 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 49310 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49310 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 49310.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 19.6
Asia 0
Europe 80.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49310 in 2020-2024, 14.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 7.7% 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 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 13.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 49310 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.8
Different house, same county 0.4
Different county, same state 5
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49310 was 758 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 24 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 634. College or graduate school enrollment was 100.

Educational Attainment of People in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.2
High school diploma or equivalency 36.6
Some college, no degree 22.3
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 12.2
Graduate or professional degree 6.4

Disability

In 49310, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.9% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49310, 54.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 898 71.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 175 14
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 128 10.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49310 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 11.1
Construction 8.1
Manufacturing 14.6
Wholesale trade 3
Retail trade 6.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 7.7
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49310 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 450 36
Service occupations 189 15.1
Sales and office occupations 185 14.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 197 15.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 230 18.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.5% of 49310 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 3
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 14.4

In 2020-2024, 49310 had a total of 1,185 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.1% 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"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 10.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 27.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49310 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 73.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49310 had 1,059 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 126 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.6% while renters occupied 10.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.1 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.19.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11% and another 33% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49310:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49310 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.3
Electricity 4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.7
All other fuels 17.9
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49310 was $177,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 47 % had a mortgage. 53% 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 $1,386 and for owners without a mortgage it was $551.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49310 was $1,047. 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.