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49885

Skandia, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,947
Median household income
$81,172
People below poverty
8.5%
Median home value
$241,200

Income

The median income of households in 49885 was $81,172. An estimated 0.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4
$50,000 to $74,999 20.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 23
$150,000 to $199,999 14.7
$200,000 or more 1.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 69000
Female 62589

An estimated 69% of households received earnings. An estimated 45% of households received Social Security and an estimated 41.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,337. 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 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69
Social Security 45
Retirement income 41.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.1
Cash public assistance income 6.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.2

In 2020-2024, 10 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 59.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49885 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.8% and public coverage was 48.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 49885 had a total population of 1,947 - 957 (49.2%) females and 990 (50.8%) males. The median age was 42.7 years. An estimated 23.7% of the population was under 18 years, 29.2% was 19 to 44 years, 20.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49885 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 41 31
5 to 9 38 75
10 to 14 153 65
15 to 19 45 34
20 to 24 14 44
25 to 29 42 18
30 to 34 76 89
35 to 39 36 45
40 to 44 101 103
45 to 49 54 34
50 to 54 42 41
55 to 59 36 20
60 to 64 49 131
65 to 69 115 53
70 to 74 90 89
75 to 79 18 37
80 to 84 35 32
85 and over 5 16

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.2% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 7.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 49885 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.2% of the people in 49885 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 791 households in 49885. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.2% of the households in 49885 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 16.8% of all households, while 14.4% 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 7.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.6% of all households.

In 49885, 24.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.2
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.5% of males and 65.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22.8 14.4
Now married, except separated 61.5 65.4
Separated 0.3 0.3
Widowed 4.9 8.5
Divorced 10.6 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49885, 12 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.4% of the people living in 49885 were U.S. natives. 75.9% of the 49885 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.6% of 49885 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 36.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49885 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 49885.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 63.6
Europe 18.2
Africa 0
Northern America 18.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49885 in 2020-2024, 0.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.1% of people at least five years old; 0.4% 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 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 49885 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 4.8
Different county, same state 4
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 42.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49885 was 433 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 16 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 389. College or graduate school enrollment was 28.

Educational Attainment of People in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.6
High school diploma or equivalency 23.7
Some college, no degree 20.6
Associate's degree 9.8
Bachelor's degree 33.3
Graduate or professional degree 9

Disability

In 49885, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 7.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49885, 53.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 575 70.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 156 19
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 88 10.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49885 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8.5
Construction 11.4
Manufacturing 7.6
Wholesale trade 0.2
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.8
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 11.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49885 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 289 35.3
Service occupations 132 16.1
Sales and office occupations 142 17.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 138 16.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 118 14.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.7% of 49885 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.1
Other means 0.1
Worked from home 7.5

In 2020-2024, 49885 had a total of 1,063 housing units. Of these housing units, 90.1% 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"). 1.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 90.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.5
Mobile homes 8.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49885 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 68.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49885 had 791 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 272 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 96.6% while renters occupied 3.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.48 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.81.

2.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.6% and another 30.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49885:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 68.2
Electricity 6.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8.1
All other fuels 17.1
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49885 was $241,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.3 % had a mortgage. 42.7% 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 $1,355 and for owners without a mortgage it was $464.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49885 was $1,075. 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.