PlainZIP

Colon, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Colon, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,388. 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 COLON-MI · Colon, MI 1 ZIPs · 3,388 pop · #15743/25278 · St. Joseph County

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

  • INC-MID $64,306
  • RANK-LOWER #15743/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mendon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,388
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,900

Nearest income peer: Mendon, MI ( $431 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 Colon

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,388
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,306
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 $64,306 and poverty 11.4% concentrate in 49040.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Colon as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Colon reads through its lone ZIP, 49040

3,388 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49040 is not the leading code inside Colon, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Colon

Citywide ZBP: 46 establishments, 509 employees , annual payroll $23,127k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49040 (46 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Colon, MI

These ZIP codes sit in St. Joseph County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Colon. See the St. Joseph County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing St. Joseph County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Colon, Sturgis, White Pigeon and Constantine among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Nottawa marks the far end of that range at $105,147, 64% above Colon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49040 3,388 $64,306 46 33
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Colon 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 Colon, .