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Albion, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Albion, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,224. 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 ALBION-MI · Albion, MI 1 ZIPs · 14,224 pop · #20673/25278 · Calhoun County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,144
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20673/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Athens
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,224
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,400

Nearest income peer: Athens, MI (+ $6,578 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 Albion

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Albion 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, Albion, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,224
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,144
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,144 average) · poverty 20.7%. The primary code (49224) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Albion as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Elkton is the closest lower-income city and Menominee the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Albion.

Population concentration

Albion's single ZIP 49224 carries the town

Albion is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49224 is the entire residential footprint (14,224 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Albion

Citywide ZBP: 179 establishments, 3,115 employees , annual payroll $132,601k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49224 (179 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (30) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Albion, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Calhoun County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Albion. See the Calhoun County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Calhoun County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Albion, Battle Creek, Marshall and Homer among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ceresco marks the far end of that range at $94,750, 78% above Albion.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49224 14,224 $53,144 179 56
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Albion 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 Albion, .