PlainZIP

Branch, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Branch, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,380. 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 BRANCH-MI · Branch, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,380 pop · #21350/25278 · Mason County

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

  • INC-MID $51,324
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21350/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Scottville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,380
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,800

Nearest income peer: Scottville, MI (+ $9,956 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 Branch

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

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,380
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,324
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 ($51,324 average) · poverty 16.2%. The primary code (49402) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Branch's single ZIP 49402 carries the town

Branch is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49402 is the entire residential footprint (1,380 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 Branch

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 30 employees , annual payroll $1,430k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49402 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Branch, MI

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

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Mason County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Branch, Ludington, Scottville and Fountain among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Walhalla marks the far end of that range at $113,077, 120% above Branch.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49402 1,380 $51,324 13 4
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Branch 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 Branch, .