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Battle Creek, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Battle Creek, MI: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 92,270. 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 BATTLE-CREEK-MI · Battle Creek, MI 4 ZIPs · 92,270 pop · #17727/25278 · Calhoun County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,351
  • RANK-LOWER #17727/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Athens
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 92,270
  • SPREAD-MOD 49037→49014
  • HOME-LOW $154,475

Nearest income peer: Athens, MI ( $629 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 Battle Creek

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Battle Creek 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, Battle Creek, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
92,270
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,351
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 (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,351 and poverty 15.6% concentrate in 49015.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Battle Creek as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Caseville is the closest lower-income city and Big Rapids the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Battle Creek.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Battle Creek differ

Battle Creek's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $42,690 in ZIP 49037 to $69,009 in ZIP 49014, while home values span $99,600 in 49037 to $184,300 in 49015. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.6×

49037 to 49014

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.9×

49037 to 49015

Poverty-rate spread
13.5 points

49015 to 49037

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Battle Creek residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Battle Creek: the largest, 49015, is only about 29% of 92,270 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Battle Creek

Citywide ZBP: 1,663 establishments, 37,174 employees , annual payroll $2,393,793k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49015 (623 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (323) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Battle Creek, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Calhoun County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Battle Creek. See the Calhoun County roll-up →

Battle Creek sits in the lower half of Calhoun County on income: Marshall, Homer and East Leroy report more, and only Albion reports less. Ceresco marks the far end of that range at $94,750, 57% above Battle Creek.

Side-by-side: Compare 49015 vs 49037 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49015 26,782 $68,821 623 439
49037 22,576 $42,690 312 352
49014 22,127 $69,009 338 113
49017 20,785 $60,885 390 145
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Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek, .