PlainZIP

Carson City, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carson City, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,641. 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 CARSON-CITY-MI · Carson City, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,641 pop · #13005/25278 · Montcalm County

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

  • INC-MID $70,625
  • RANK-MID #13005/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,641
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $170,800

Nearest income peer: Greenville, MI ( $449 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 Carson City

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,641
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,625
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 $70,625 and poverty 12.1% concentrate in 48811.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carson City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 48811, is all of Carson City

There is no split to weigh here: 48811 holds every one of Carson City's 5,641 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Carson City

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 923 employees , annual payroll $52,456k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48811 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Carson City, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Montcalm County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carson City. See the Montcalm County roll-up →

Carson City sits in the upper half of Montcalm County on income: Stanton, Lakeview and Sheridan report less, while Howard City, Pierson and Trufant report more. Trufant marks the far end of that range at $91,477, 30% above Carson City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48811 5,641 $70,625 82 35
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Carson 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 Carson City, .