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Chelsea, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chelsea, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,552. 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 CHELSEA-MI · Chelsea, MI 1 ZIPs · 12,552 pop · #6797/25278 · Washtenaw County

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

  • INC-HIGH $88,278
  • RANK-UPPER #6797/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Whitmore Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,552
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $357,200

Nearest income peer: Whitmore Lake, MI ( $1,133 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 Chelsea

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

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,552
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,278
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 48118 (12,552 residents). Household income $88,278 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chelsea as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 48118, is all of Chelsea

There is no split to weigh here: 48118 holds every one of Chelsea's 12,552 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Chelsea's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 362 establishments, 6,505 employees , annual payroll $358,713k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48118 (362 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (59) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Chelsea, MI

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

Chelsea sits in the lower half of Washtenaw County on income: Northville, South Lyon and Saline report more, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Whittaker report less. South Lyon marks the far end of that range at $131,558, 49% above Chelsea.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48118 12,552 $88,278 362 55
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Chelsea 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 Chelsea, .