Population & age
- Total population
- 414
- Median age
- 64.6
Big Bay, MI (49808)
Marquette County · Population 414
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Big Bay, MI (ZIP 49808) sits in Marquette County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 42.7%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,995. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $81,085 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 10th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 10 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1977. Annual average temperature is just 41.8°F per NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals — a notably cold-weather climate. Median daily AQI is just 19 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Only 5.9% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Delta County, MI (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $46,257, fair market rent of $1,110 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $141,100. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 95.2%
- Black
- 0.2%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
- Other / multi-racial
- 4.6%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $46,257
- Median home value
- $141,100
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 13.4%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 248(86.7%)
- Renter-occupied
- 38(13.3%)
- Vacant units
- 405
- Built (median)
- 1954
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 20.3 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 62(15.7%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 87(30.4%)
- No broadband
- 199(69.6%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 24(5.8%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$770
/month
1 Bed
$940
/month
2 Bed
$1,110
/month
3 Bed
$1,330
/month
4 Bed
$1,620
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
91
Across 90 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $34.2M.
Single-family
89
98% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
2
2% of total units
Single-family value
$33.9M
construction value
Multifamily value
$300,000
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
13
Total employment
200
Annual payroll
$16.2M
Average annual pay
$81,085
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$54,658
Average weekly wage
$1,051
Total employment
26,385
Total establishments
1,762
That is roughly 17% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
That is 1.2 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
33,400
Employed
31,677
Unemployed
1,723
Based on Marquette County, MI data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
10
Date Range
1977–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 27, 2020 (DR-4494)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Biological2 (20%)
- Flood2 (20%)
- Snowstorm2 (20%)
- Hurricane1 (10%)
- Fire1 (10%)
- Other2 (20%)
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
10
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
3
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
41.8°F
33.3° – 50.3°
Annual precipitation
32.8"
Annual snowfall
132.3"
Heating · cooling days
8,686.7 · 263.9
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: BIG BAY 1NW, MI US, 4.9 miles from the centroid of Big Bay, MI (ZIP 49808)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
19
GoodGood 202dModerate 22d
Peak AQI (2024)
67
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
224 days as main pollutant
Days measured
224
Based on Marquette County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
7,011
That is roughly 1,189 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
15%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.3
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.0
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
5.9%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
115
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,313
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
85%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
49%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.2% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Marquette data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
17.1% of Marquette County, MI residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.17
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.05
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.80
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.73
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 5.1% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Marquette County, MI for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 27 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 120 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
15
Vehicle theft
6
County-level data for Marquette (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+232 people
+112 households • +$29.8M net AGI flow
Moved in
2,154households
3,195 people • $141.0M AGI
Moved out
2,042households
2,963 people • $111.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Delta County, MI — 69 households
- Houghton County, MI — 69 households
- Oakland County, MI — 56 households
- Alger County, MI — 49 households
- Kent County, MI — 40 households
Where departing residents went
- Delta County, MI — 59 households
- Alger County, MI — 49 households
- Dickinson County, MI — 48 households
- Kent County, MI — 43 households
- Houghton County, MI — 36 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $65,451 versus departing households' $54,436.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Michigan
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 49808. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
6.00%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.00%
Property tax (effective)
1.17%
Median $1,868/year
Tax burden rank
20 of 50
9.60% of personal income
For ZIP 49808: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $141,100, that works out to roughly $1,644/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 49808
Nearby ZIPs by distance
49962 (Skanee, 13.2 mi) · 49814 (Michigamme, 18.3 mi) · 49861 (Three Lakes, 23.3 mi) · 49946 (Zeba, 23.6 mi) · 49855 (Marquette, 26.3 mi) · 49849 (Ishpeming, 27.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
SourcesFresh.CDC PLACES · Apr 24, 2026Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
37.2%
4.2pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
42.7%
10.7pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
24.0%
2.0pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
83.7%
7.7pp above the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
5.8%
7.2pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
13.8%
2.8pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Schools in this ZIP
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Twp Elementary School | Public | -1–8 | 35 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
2
Median in-state tuition
$9,995
Median earnings (10 yr)
$41,099
- 4-Year
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI · 49855
- In-state tuition
- $14,277
- Out-of-state tuition
- $19,773
- Acceptance rate
- 84.0%
- Graduation rate
- 51.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $47,107
- Median student debt
- $21,474
- 2-Year
Bay de Noc Community College
Escanaba, MI · 49829
- In-state tuition
- $5,712
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,528
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 26.9%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,090
- Median student debt
- $12,618
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Big Bay, MI (ZIP 49808) sits in Marquette County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 42.7%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,995. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $81,085 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 10th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 10 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1977. Annual average temperature is just 41.8°F per NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals — a notably cold-weather climate. Median daily AQI is just 19 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Only 5.9% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Delta County, MI (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $46,257, fair market rent of $1,110 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $141,100. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 24.0%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 49808
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 49808?
37.2%, which is 4.2 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 49808?
24.0%, which is 2.0 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 49808?
42.7%, which is 10.7 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
How many schools are in ZIP 49808?
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 public school (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
Does ZIP 49808 have charter schools?
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 49808 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Are there high schools in ZIP 49808?
No high schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 49808?
414 people live in ZIP 49808, with a median age of 64.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 49808?
$46,257 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 49808 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 49808, 86.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 13.3% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 49808?
In ZIP 49808, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 49808?
15.7% of the population in ZIP 49808 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 49808 have broadband internet?
30.4% of households in ZIP 49808 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 49808?
As of 2022, 13 business establishments operated in ZIP 49808 employing 200 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 49808?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 49808 is $81,085, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 49808 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 49808 ranks in the 10th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 49808?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 49808, ranking in the 33th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 49808 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 10 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 49808 between 1977–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 49808?
Biological is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 49808, accounting for 2 of 10 declarations (20%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 49808?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 49808 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4494) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 49808?
2 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 49808 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Northern Michigan University and Bay De Noc Community College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 49808?
Median in-state tuition across 2 nearby institutions is $9,995 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 49808?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $41,099 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 49808?
ZIP 49808 has an average annual temperature of 41.8°F and 32.8" of annual precipitation based on the BIG BAY 1NW, MI US weather station 4.9 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 49808?
Michigan has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 6.00% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Michigan have paid family leave?
Michigan has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 49808?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (1 school), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (10 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (10 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 49808
Nearby ZIPs by distance
49962 (Skanee, 13.2 mi) · 49814 (Michigamme, 18.3 mi) · 49861 (Three Lakes, 23.3 mi) · 49946 (Zeba, 23.6 mi) · 49855 (Marquette, 26.3 mi) · 49849 (Ishpeming, 27.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
10th percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 656
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
7
Persons with Disability
82
Without HS Diploma
7
Without Health Insurance
58
Adults Age 65+
249
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.