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Alma, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alma, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,923. 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 ALMA-MI · Alma, MI 1 ZIPs · 12,923 pop · #18473/25278 · Gratiot County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,750
  • RANK-LOWER #18473/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sumner
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,923
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $129,700

Nearest income peer: Sumner, MI (+ $1,450 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 Alma

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alma 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, Alma, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,923
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,750
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,750 and poverty 17.9% concentrate in 48801.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alma as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Lincoln Park is the closest lower-income city and Hart the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alma.

Population concentration

Alma's single ZIP 48801 carries the town

Alma is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48801 is the entire residential footprint (12,923 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Alma's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 319 establishments, 6,593 employees , annual payroll $327,149k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48801 (319 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (56) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Alma, MI

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

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Gratiot County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alma, Ithaca, Breckenridge and Riverdale among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Middleton marks the far end of that range at $91,413, 56% above Alma.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48801 12,923 $58,750 319 70
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Alma 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 Alma, .