Housing data for ZIP code 49601

Name: Housing in ZIP code 49601, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 49601 has an estimated 22,092 residents and 10,752 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Haring Charter Township, Wexford County.

21.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $887 (±$46) a month.

The median home value is $174,000 (±$10,269).

The median household income is $63,498 (±$5,275) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 22,092 (±563)
Median gross rent: $887
Median home value: $174,000
Households that rent: 21.2%

How ZIP code 49601 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 49601	Haring Charter Township	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
Residents	22,092 (±563)	3,587	34,077	10,077,761	334,922,499
Housing units	10,752 (±205)	1,448	16,585	4,622,236	143,775,355
Households that rent	21.2% (±2.6 points)	15.5%	19.1%	26.8%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$887 (±$46)	$938	$897	$1,129	$1,413
Median home value	$174,000 (±$10,269)	$192,500	$170,400	$231,600	$332,700
Median household income	$63,498 (±$5,275)	$74,563	$61,085	$72,875	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,159 (±$143)	$1,943	$1,927	$2,904	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	52.0% (±9.5 points)	0.0%	52.3%	50.4%	51.1%
Built before 1980	54.9% (±4.4 points)	45.0%	51.9%	62.1%	49.7%
Average commute	19.8 minutes (±1.7)	25.3 minutes	23.6 minutes	24.2 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	88.7% (±2.1 points)	94.0%	87.5%	90.5%	91.0%
Median age of residents	43.4 years (±0.9)	39.9 years	42.2 years	40.2 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 49601, median gross rent is not measurably different from Wexford County ($897).

It is also lower than in Michigan ($1,129).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 49601 is not measurably different from Haring Charter Township as a whole ($938).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Haring Charter Township as a whole ($192,500).

Among the 5 ZIP codes in Wexford County with a published estimate, ZIP 49601 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 5 ZIP codes in Wexford County with a published estimate, ZIP 49601 ranks 2 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 5 ZIP codes in Wexford County with a published estimate, ZIP 49601 ranks 1 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 49601

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 49601	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	14.4% (±5.5 points)	14.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	51.3% (±8.2 points)	47.8%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.5% (±6.3 points)	27.3%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.1% (±3.6 points)	6.5%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.0% (±3.0 points)	2.3%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.8% (±2.8 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 51.3% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 49601

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$634 (±$398)
1 bedroom	$573 (±$69)
2 bedrooms	$971 (±$45)
3 bedrooms	$1,084 (±$42)
4 bedrooms	$1,408 (±$839)

Rent burden in ZIP code 49601

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 49601	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	9.2% (±4.4 points)	10.3%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.0% (±4.9 points)	9.3%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.6% (±5.3 points)	14.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.3% (±5.0 points)	13.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.9% (±4.0 points)	12.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	43.1% (±8.6 points)	40.1%	41.4%	41.9%

52.0% (±9.5 points) of renting households in ZIP code 49601 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 49601

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 49601	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	7.9% (±2.1 points)	9.6%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	14.5% (±3.4 points)	15.5%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	16.7% (±2.8 points)	16.2%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	17.4% (±2.9 points)	16.5%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	21.9% (±2.8 points)	21.7%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	16.3% (±2.4 points)	15.9%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	5.0% (±1.4 points)	4.3%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.3% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	1.6%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 49601

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 49601	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
Single-family, detached	75.9% (±3.2 points)	75.7%	72.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.6% (±1.0 points)	2.0%	4.8%	6.2%
2 units	3.9% (±1.4 points)	2.7%	2.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.1% (±0.9 points)	1.6%	2.6%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.0% (±1.1 points)	1.7%	4.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.0% (±0.6 points)	0.7%	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.9% (±0.8 points)	2.0%	5.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	9.6% (±2.0 points)	13.6%	5.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 49601 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 49601	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
2020 or later	0.7% (±0.3 points)	0.5%	1.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	3.2% (±1.0 points)	3.8%	4.9%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	14.6% (±2.0 points)	15.6%	10.3%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	15.8% (±2.4 points)	17.2%	12.1%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	10.8% (±1.9 points)	11.0%	9.7%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	17.7% (±2.6 points)	17.0%	14.9%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	6.7% (±1.3 points)	7.4%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	6.6% (±1.6 points)	5.7%	14.2%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	6.2% (±1.5 points)	5.3%	6.9%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	17.7% (±2.5 points)	16.5%	14.6%	11.7%

54.9% of the homes in ZIP code 49601 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 49601

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 49601	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
Utility gas	67.3% (±2.6 points)	48.8%	74.9%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.4% (±0.3 points)	1.0%	0.8%	3.9%
Electricity	8.5% (±1.6 points)	8.2%	12.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.3% (±1.9 points)	29.3%	8.7%	4.9%
Wood	5.7% (±1.2 points)	10.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.6% (±0.8 points)	2.0%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.3% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	0.5%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 49601 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 49601	Wexford County	Michigan	United States
Drove alone	75.8% (±3.4 points)	76.9%	74.3%	68.8%
Carpooled	11.9% (±2.6 points)	11.8%	7.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.6% (±0.6 points)	0.5%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked	3.2% (±1.3 points)	2.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.3% (±0.6 points)	1.2%	1.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.2% (±2.0 points)	7.1%	13.5%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 49601 take an average of 19.8 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 49601

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Haring Charter Township	15%	$938	15.5%
Cherry Grove Township	14%	$1,621	4.4%
Henderson Township	14%	$1,344	5.0%
Clam Lake Township	14%	$1,121	11.3%
Selma Township	14%	$1,714	14.6%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 49601

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
49618	4.8 mi	$1,458	$198,600	$53,654	13.7%
49688	9.4 mi	$1,091	$188,500	$63,875	16.1%
49638	11 mi	$1,026	$142,900	$45,625	13.6%
49668	14 mi	$1,095	$162,100	$57,583	13.9%
49663	14 mi	$864	$156,100	$55,733	15.1%
49656	15 mi	$1,007	$135,500	$56,656	20.9%
49655	16 mi	$917	$180,300	$65,556	4.3%
49689	18 mi	$826	$155,200	$64,070	7.5%

Crime reported to police in Wexford County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Wexford County recorded 211 violent and 920 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 49601 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49601: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 49601

What is the median rent in ZIP code 49601?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49601 is $887 (±$46) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 49601?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 49601 is $174,000 (±$10,269) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 49601?

The median household income in ZIP code 49601 is $63,498 (±$5,275) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 49601 in?

Most of ZIP code 49601’s land lies in Haring Charter Township; it also covers Cherry Grove Township, Henderson Township, Clam Lake Township, Selma Township.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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