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Coldwater, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Coldwater, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,868. 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 COLDWATER-MI · Coldwater, MI 1 ZIPs · 24,868 pop · #16711/25278 · Branch County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,259
  • RANK-LOWER #16711/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bronson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,868
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,800

Nearest income peer: Bronson, MI ( $2,132 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 Coldwater

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,868
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,259
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 $62,259 and poverty 16.3% concentrate in 49036.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Coldwater as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Coldwater's single ZIP 49036 carries the town

Coldwater is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49036 is the entire residential footprint (24,868 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Coldwater's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 578 establishments, 11,186 employees , annual payroll $604,259k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49036 (578 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (107) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Coldwater, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Branch County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Coldwater. See the Branch County roll-up →

Coldwater lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Branch County: Quincy, Union City and Sherwood earn more and Bronson and Montgomery earn less. Quincy marks the far end of that range at $74,063, 19% above Coldwater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49036 24,868 $62,259 578 61
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Coldwater 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 Coldwater, .