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Bear Lake, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bear Lake, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,790. 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 BEAR-LAKE-MI · Bear Lake, MI 1 ZIPs · 2,790 pop · #12315/25278 · Manistee County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,250
  • RANK-MID #12315/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Arcadia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,790
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $223,100

Nearest income peer: Arcadia, MI (+ $5,705 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 Bear Lake

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,790
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,250
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 49614 (2,790 residents). Household income $72,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Wyandotte is the closest lower-income city and Hancock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bear Lake.

Population concentration

Bear Lake's single ZIP 49614 carries the town

Bear Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49614 is the entire residential footprint (2,790 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bear Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 68 establishments, 452 employees , annual payroll $28,079k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49614 (68 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Bear Lake, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Manistee County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bear Lake. See the Manistee County roll-up →

Bear Lake sits in the upper half of Manistee County on income: Manistee, Kaleva and Wellston report less, while Arcadia reports more. Filer City marks the far end of that range at $47,083, 35% below Bear Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49614 2,790 $72,250 68 13
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Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake, .