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Alanson, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alanson, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,585. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALANSON-MI · Alanson, MI 1 ZIPs · 4,585 pop · #10370/25278 · Emmet County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $76,906
  • RANK-MID #10370/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Petoskey
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,585
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $248,500

Nearest income peer: Petoskey, MI (+ $2,684 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alanson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alanson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alanson, MI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,585
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,906
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 49706 (4,585 residents). Household income $76,906 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alanson as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Whittaker is the closest lower-income city and South Rockwood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alanson.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49706, is all of Alanson

There is no split to weigh here: 49706 holds every one of Alanson's 4,585 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Alanson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 89 establishments, 435 employees , annual payroll $24,122k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49706 (89 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (28) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Alanson, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Emmet County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alanson. See the Emmet County roll-up →

Alanson lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Emmet County: Petoskey, Harbor Springs and Brutus earn more and Levering, Pellston and Mackinaw City earn less. Mackinaw City marks the far end of that range at $44,583, 42% below Alanson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49706 4,585 $76,906 89 28
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Alanson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alanson, .