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Brown City, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brown City, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,002. 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 BROWN-CITY-MI · Brown City, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,002 pop · #14739/25278 · Sanilac County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,474
  • RANK-MID #14739/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sandusky
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,002
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $222,000

Nearest income peer: Sandusky, MI ( $3,630 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 Brown City

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

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,002
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,474
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 $66,474 and poverty 14.8% concentrate in 48416.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Bridgeport is the closest lower-income city and Lincoln the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brown City.

Population concentration

Brown City's single ZIP 48416 carries the town

Brown City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48416 is the entire residential footprint (5,002 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 Brown City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 752 employees , annual payroll $31,418k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48416 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (14) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Brown City, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Sanilac County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brown City. See the Sanilac County roll-up →

Brown City sits in the upper half of Sanilac County on income: Croswell, Sandusky and Marlette report less, while Applegate reports more. Lexington marks the far end of that range at $52,962, 20% below Brown City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48416 5,002 $66,474 87 17
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Brown City 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 Brown City, .