ZIP Code 48471

With a median household income of $62,844 and per-capita income of $33,600, ZIP code 48471, centered on Applegate, sits in middle-income territory rather than among affluent areas. Homes here carry a median value of $142,700, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.90% means owners pay roughly $1,284 annually on a house at that price. Shoppers face a combined sales tax of 6.00%. Taken together, the tax load stays restrained against local earnings, though household incomes trail state and national medians, placing the area closer to working-class than wealthy.