PlainZIP

Clare, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clare, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,857. 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 CLARE-MI · Clare, MI 1 ZIPs · 8,857 pop · #18620/25278 · Clare County

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

  • INC-MID $58,321
  • RANK-LOWER #18620/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,857
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,100

Nearest income peer: Lake, MI ( $1,285 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 Clare

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

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,857
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,321
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 $58,321 and poverty 20.0% concentrate in 48617.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clare as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Wolverine is the closest lower-income city and Bad Axe the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clare.

Population concentration

Clare reads through its lone ZIP, 48617

8,857 ACS residents, one ZIP: 48617 is not the leading code inside Clare, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Clare's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 300 establishments, 4,309 employees , annual payroll $210,865k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48617 (300 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (54) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Clare, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Clare County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clare. See the Clare County roll-up →

No other city sharing Clare County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Clare. Harrison, Farwell and Lake George sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Harrison marks the far end of that range at $43,030, 26% below Clare.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48617 8,857 $58,321 300 25
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Clare 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 Clare, .