PlainZIP

Black River, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Black River, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 411. 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 BLACK-RIVER-MI · Black River, MI 1 ZIPs · 411 pop · #17672/25278 · Alcona County

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

  • INC-MID $60,500
  • RANK-LOWER #17672/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Greenbush
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 411
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $226,700

Nearest income peer: Greenbush, MI (+ $2,962 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 Black River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Black River on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Black River, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
411
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,500
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 $60,500 and poverty 6.9% concentrate in 48721.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Dearborn Heights is the closest lower-income city and Watton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Black River.

Population concentration

Black River's single ZIP 48721 carries the town

Black River is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48721 is the entire residential footprint (411 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 Black River

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 47 employees , annual payroll $1,733k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48721 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Black River, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Alcona County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Black River. See the Alcona County roll-up →

Black River lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Alcona County: Lincoln, Greenbush and Spruce earn more and Harrisville, Mikado and Glennie earn less. Glennie marks the far end of that range at $38,000, 37% below Black River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48721 411 $60,500 6 6
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