PlainZIP

Carleton, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carleton, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,124. 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 CARLETON-MI · Carleton, MI 1 ZIPs · 10,124 pop · #9595/25278 · Monroe County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $78,942
  • RANK-UPPER #9595/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Rockwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,124
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $298,100

Nearest income peer: South Rockwood, MI ( $1,847 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 Carleton

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,124
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,942
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 48117 (10,124 residents). Household income $78,942 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Bailey is the closest lower-income city and Cedar Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carleton.

Population concentration

Carleton's single ZIP 48117 carries the town

Carleton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48117 is the entire residential footprint (10,124 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 Carleton

Citywide ZBP: 141 establishments, 1,926 employees , annual payroll $123,663k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48117 (141 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (28) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Carleton, MI

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

Carleton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Monroe County: Temperance, Lambertville and Dundee earn more and Monroe, Newport and Erie earn less. Ida marks the far end of that range at $109,257, 38% above Carleton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48117 10,124 $78,942 141 71
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Carleton 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 Carleton, .