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49868

Newberry, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
4,964
Median household income
$55,074
People below poverty
19.3%
Median home value
$94,500

Income

The median income of households in 49868 was $55,074. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 6.5
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 12.2
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1
$100,000 to $149,999 11.9
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 1.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54779
Female 49712

An estimated 65% of households received earnings. An estimated 47.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,649. 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 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65
Social Security 47.3
Retirement income 33.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 30
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.5

In 2020-2024, 16.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49868 in 2020-2024, 94% had health insurance coverage and 6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64% and public coverage was 55.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 49868 had a total population of 4,964 - 1,940 (39.1%) females and 3,024 (60.9%) males. The median age was 42.8 years. An estimated 16.8% of the population was under 18 years, 32.8% was 19 to 44 years, 27.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49868 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 94 92
5 to 9 97 94
10 to 14 169 123
15 to 19 183 145
20 to 24 65 70
25 to 29 210 43
30 to 34 326 139
35 to 39 337 110
40 to 44 241 84
45 to 49 249 107
50 to 54 209 126
55 to 59 164 109
60 to 64 206 198
65 to 69 159 157
70 to 74 117 122
75 to 79 81 88
80 to 84 72 64
85 and over 45 69

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 72.5% were White; 10.4% were Black or African American; 10.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 6.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.5% of the people in 49868 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.9% of the people in 49868 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,777 households in 49868. The average household size was 2.21 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.8% of the households in 49868 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.1% of all households, while 18.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.6% of all households.

In 49868, 24.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.8
Cohabiting Couples 12.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35% of males and 43.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.5 24
Now married, except separated 35 43.1
Separated 2.6 0.7
Widowed 2.8 13.8
Divorced 18.1 18.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49868, 21 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in 49868 were U.S. natives. 77% of the 49868 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 49868 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49868 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 49868.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 40.2
Asia 7.3
Europe 20.7
Africa 17.1
Northern America 14.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49868 in 2020-2024, 3.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 1.4% 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 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 49868 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.4
Different house, same county 5
Different county, same state 11.8
Different state 3.6
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49868 was 912 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 58 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 697. College or graduate school enrollment was 157.

Educational Attainment of People in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.2
High school diploma or equivalency 44.5
Some college, no degree 18.3
Associate's degree 12.4
Bachelor's degree 8.6
Graduate or professional degree 8

Disability

In 49868, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 16.4% of people under 18 years old, to 21.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49868, 37.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 58.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,161 73.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 314 19.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 102 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49868 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.2
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 12.8
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 12.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49868 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 533 33.6
Service occupations 418 26.4
Sales and office occupations 269 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 191 12.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 174 11

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.5% of 49868 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 15.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 3.2
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 8.2

In 2020-2024, 49868 had a total of 2,782 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.1% 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"). 6.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.1
Mobile homes 10.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 15.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49868 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 50.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49868 had 1,777 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,005 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.5% while renters occupied 19.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.25 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.02.

2.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.7% and another 19.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49868:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 75.6
Electricity 11.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.9
All other fuels 9.6
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49868 was $94,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.8 % had a mortgage. 62.2% 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 $981 and for owners without a mortgage it was $418.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49868 was $663. 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.