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49726

Drummond Island, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,155
Median household income
$67,232
People below poverty
19.2%
Median home value
$273,200

Income

The median income of households in 49726 was $67,232. An estimated 14% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3
$15,000 to $24,999 9
$25,000 to $34,999 5
$35,000 to $49,999 5.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 24.9
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5
$200,000 or more 6.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61686
Female 40972

An estimated 53.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 59.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 43.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,096. 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 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 53.1
Social Security 59.4
Retirement income 43.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.7

In 2020-2024, 9.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49726 in 2020-2024, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.5% and public coverage was 52.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.3%.


In 2020-2024, 49726 had a total population of 1,155 - 585 (50.6%) females and 570 (49.4%) males. The median age was 63 years. An estimated 11.5% of the population was under 18 years, 18.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 44.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49726 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 43
5 to 9 24 33
10 to 14 16 0
15 to 19 26 3
20 to 24 5 0
25 to 29 19 12
30 to 34 9 16
35 to 39 21 24
40 to 44 38 68
45 to 49 56 3
50 to 54 39 25
55 to 59 10 26
60 to 64 60 67
65 to 69 69 76
70 to 74 70 84
75 to 79 65 23
80 to 84 33 37
85 and over 10 45

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 98% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 22.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 49726 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 98% of the people in 49726 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 635 households in 49726. The average household size was 1.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.1% of the households in 49726 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.1% of all households, while 17% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.9% of all households.

In 49726, 10.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 57.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 68.3% of males and 67.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 16.2 5.3
Now married, except separated 68.3 67.2
Separated 3.2 0
Widowed 4.5 19.3
Divorced 7.7 8.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49726, 4 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.2% of the people living in 49726 were U.S. natives. 79.4% of the 49726 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.8% of 49726 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49726 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 49726.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 66.7
Europe 33.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49726 in 2020-2024, 1.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0.5% 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 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 49726 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.9
Different house, same county 1
Different county, same state 5.7
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49726 was 103 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 9 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 94. College or graduate school enrollment was 0.

Educational Attainment of People in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.8
High school diploma or equivalency 34
Some college, no degree 29.7
Associate's degree 6
Bachelor's degree 17.9
Graduate or professional degree 7.7

Disability

In 49726, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49726, 39.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 58.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 292 70.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 72 17.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 49 11.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49726 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.5
Construction 16
Manufacturing 6.5
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 4.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 29.1
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 4.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49726 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 55 13.3
Service occupations 54 13.1
Sales and office occupations 66 16
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 78 18.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 160 38.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.1% of 49726 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 5.4
Worked from home 9.5

In 2020-2024, 49726 had a total of 1,592 housing units. Of these housing units, 84% 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"). 0.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.8
Mobile homes 15.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49726 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 48.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49726 had 635 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 957 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 94.3% while renters occupied 5.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.83 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.64.

0.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 23.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49726:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.9
Electricity 16.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 6
All other fuels 8.7
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49726 was $273,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.4 % had a mortgage. 48.6% 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 $1,302 and for owners without a mortgage it was $563.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49726 was $408. 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.