ZIP Code 49911

ZIP code 49911, centered on Bessemer, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $57,000 and per-capita income of $31,597. Homes here carry a median value of $106,300, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.43% means owners pay roughly $1,520 annually on a house at that price. Shoppers face a combined sales tax of 6.00%. Taken together, the tax load leans on property owners more than consumers, and the income and home-value figures point to a working- to middle-class community rather than an affluent one.