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49047 zip code Dowagiac
Zip Code: 49047
State: Michigan
Population: 15421
Housing Units: 7832
Land Area: 119.9 square miles
310.5 square kilometers
Water Area: 2.3 square miles
6 square kilometers
City Name: Dowagiac
Post Office Name: Dowagiac
County: Cass
Area Code: 269
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +41.961597
Longitude: -086.019304
State Zip Codes: Michigan Zip Codes
State Geography: Michigan Geography


49047 Overview 49047 Demographic 49047 Economic 49047 Housing 49047 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 15,421 100.0 100%
  Male 7,610 49.3 49.1%
  Female 7,811 50.7 50.9%
Median Age 36.8 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,068 6.9 6.8%
18 years and over 11,343 73.6 74.3%
65 years and over 2,209 14.3 12.4%
One race 15,053 97.6 97.6%
  White 13,150 85.3 75.1%
  Black or African American 1,182 7.7 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 236 1.5 0.9%
  Asian 59 0.4 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 426 2.8 5.5%
  Two or more races 368 2.4 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 803 5.2 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.52 (X) 2.59
Average family size 3.01 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 7,832 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 5,854 74.7 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 4,438 75.8 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 1,416 24.2 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 1,978 25.3 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 10,151 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 8,048 79.3 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 1,210 11.9 24.4%
Civilian veterans 1,681 14.7 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 1,986 23.3 19.2%
Foreign born 467 3.0 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 6,849 56.2 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 863 6.0 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 7,446 62.6 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 21.4 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 37,022 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 41,458 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 18,049 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 387 9.4 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 2,025 13.4 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 3,379 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 82,200 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 690 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 232 (X) 295


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