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Benzonia, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benzonia, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,974. 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 BENZONIA-MI · Benzonia, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,974 pop · #18753/25278 · Benzie County

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

  • INC-MID $57,982
  • RANK-LOWER #18753/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Thompsonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,974
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $221,600

Nearest income peer: Thompsonville, MI (+ $3,268 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 Benzonia

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

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,974
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,982
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 $57,982 and poverty 22.3% concentrate in 49616.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Essexville is the closest lower-income city and Reading the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benzonia.

Population concentration

Benzonia's single ZIP 49616 carries the town

Benzonia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49616 is the entire residential footprint (1,974 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Benzonia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 68 establishments, 585 employees , annual payroll $24,275k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49616 (68 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Benzonia, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Benzie County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benzonia. See the Benzie County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Benzie County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Benzonia, Beulah, Frankfort and Lake Ann among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Elberta marks the far end of that range at $114,375, 97% above Benzonia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49616 1,974 $57,982 68 21
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Benzonia 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 Benzonia, .