PlainZIP

Benton Harbor, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benton Harbor, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 31,814. 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 BENTON-HARBOR-MI · Benton Harbor, MI 1 ZIPs · 31,814 pop · #23989/25278 · Berrien County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $39,499
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23989/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Watervliet
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 31,814
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,600

Nearest income peer: Watervliet, MI (+ $19,548 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 Benton Harbor

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benton Harbor 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, Benton Harbor, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
31,814
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,499
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($39,499 average) · poverty 31.0%. The primary code (49022) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.5%) for this income tier, rent $881 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Michigan, Inkster is the closest lower-income city and Bergland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benton Harbor.

Population concentration

Benton Harbor's single ZIP 49022 carries the town

Benton Harbor is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49022 is the entire residential footprint (31,814 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 Benton Harbor's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 677 establishments, 12,013 employees , annual payroll $760,921k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49022 (677 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (146) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Benton Harbor, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Berrien County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benton Harbor. See the Berrien County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Berrien County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Benton Harbor, Niles, Saint Joseph and Berrien Springs among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Saint Joseph marks the far end of that range at $104,969, 166% above Benton Harbor.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49022 31,814 $39,499 677 179
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Benton Harbor 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 Benton Harbor, .