Ashley, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashley, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,676. 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 ASHLEY-MI · Ashley, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,676 pop · #17180/25278 · Gratiot County

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

  • INC-MID $61,375
  • RANK-LOWER #17180/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bannister
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,676
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $155,600

Nearest income peer: Bannister, MI ( $550 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 Ashley

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,676
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,375
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 $61,375 and poverty 21.4% concentrate in 48806.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ashley as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Gagetown is the closest lower-income city and West Branch the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashley.

Population concentration

Ashley's single ZIP 48806 carries the town

Ashley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48806 is the entire residential footprint (1,676 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 Ashley

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 323 employees , annual payroll $20,677k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48806 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ashley, MI

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

Ashley sits in the lower half of Gratiot County on income: Ithaca, Breckenridge and Riverdale report more, and only Alma reports less. Middleton marks the far end of that range at $91,413, 49% above Ashley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48806 1,676 $61,375 21 10

Ashley 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 Ashley, .