PlainZIP

Alto, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alto, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,585. 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 ALTO-MI · Alto, MI 1 ZIPs · 7,585 pop · #1350/25278 · Kent County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $134,722
  • RANK-TOP #1350/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Belmont
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,585
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $400,700

Nearest income peer: Belmont, MI ( $19,683 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 Alto

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

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,585
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$134,722
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $134,722 and home value $400,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 47.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, West Bloomfield is the closest lower-income city and Hickory Corners the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alto.

Population concentration

Alto reads through its lone ZIP, 49302

7,585 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49302 is not the leading code inside Alto, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Alto's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 139 establishments, 1,294 employees , annual payroll $70,104k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49302 (139 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (42) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Alto, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Kent County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alto. See the Kent County roll-up →

Alto sits in the upper half of Kent County on income: Grand Rapids, Wyoming and Rockford report less, while Ada reports more. Wyoming marks the far end of that range at $69,447, 48% below Alto.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49302 7,585 $134,722 139 60
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Alto 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 Alto, .