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Clarkston, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clarkston, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 45,954. 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 CLARKSTON-MI · Clarkston, MI 2 ZIPs · 45,954 pop · #2575/25278 · Oakland County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $115,444
  • RANK-TOP #2575/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Orion
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-SMALL 45,954
  • SPREAD-MOD 48346→48348
  • HOME-MID $384,950

Nearest income peer: Lake Orion, MI (+ $963 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 Clarkston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Clarkston 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, Clarkston, MI sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
45,954
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,444
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.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $115,444 and home value $384,950 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 47.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clarkston as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Brighton is the closest lower-income city and Northport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clarkston.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Clarkston differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Clarkston: $101,477 in ZIP 48346 to $129,410 in 48348. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

48346 to 48348

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

48346 to 48348

Poverty-rate spread
1 points

48348 to 48346

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

Lead ZIP 48348 skews compact Clarkston

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 48348 covers about 51% of Clarkston's 45,954 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Clarkston

Citywide ZBP: 1,095 establishments, 11,408 employees , annual payroll $558,374k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48346 (668 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (203) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Clarkston, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Oakland County, which covers 66 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Clarkston. See the Oakland County roll-up →

Clarkston lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Oakland County: Rochester, Troy and West Bloomfield earn more and Farmington, Southfield and Waterford earn less. Pontiac marks the far end of that range at $44,845, 61% below Clarkston.

Side-by-side: Compare 48348 vs 48346 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48348 23,387 $129,410 427 273
48346 22,567 $101,477 668 486
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Clarkston 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 Clarkston, .