Burton, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Burton, MI: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 27,206. 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 BURTON-MI · Burton, MI 3 ZIPs · 27,206 pop · #19348/25278 · Genesee County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,615
  • RANK-LOWER #19348/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Davison
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,206
  • SPREAD-MOD 48529→48519
  • HOME-LOW $127,200

Nearest income peer: Davison, MI (+ $8,464 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 Burton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Burton 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, Burton, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,206
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,615
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 3 ZIPs ($56,615 average) · poverty 17.1%. The primary code (48529) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Burton as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Twining is the closest lower-income city and Bay City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Burton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Burton differ

Burton's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $41,333 in ZIP 48529 to $64,351 in ZIP 48519, while home values span $86,700 in 48529 to $159,100 in 48519. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.6×

48529 to 48519

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.8×

48529 to 48519

Poverty-rate spread
18.3 points

48519 to 48529

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Burton residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Burton: the largest, 48529, is only about 38% of 27,206 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Burton

Citywide ZBP: 576 establishments, 9,602 employees , annual payroll $457,289k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48509 (232 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (130) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Burton, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Genesee County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Burton. See the Genesee County roll-up →

Burton sits in the lower half of Genesee County on income: Grand Blanc, Fenton and Davison report more, Flint and Mount Morris report less. Goodrich marks the far end of that range at $106,796, 89% above Burton.

Side-by-side: Compare 48529 vs 48509 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48529 10,271 $41,333 227 803
48509 9,470 $64,160 232 413
48519 7,465 $64,351 117 373

Burton 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 Burton, .