PlainZIP

Crystal, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Crystal, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,407. 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 CRYSTAL-MI · Crystal, MI 1 ZIPs · 2,407 pop · #19664/25278 · Montcalm County

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

  • INC-MID $55,924
  • RANK-LOWER #19664/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stanton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,407
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $191,700

Nearest income peer: Stanton, MI (+ $1,576 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 Crystal

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Crystal 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, Crystal, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,407
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,924
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,924 average) · poverty 12.1%. The primary code (48818) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Saginaw is the closest lower-income city and Manistique the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 7 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Crystal.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 48818, is all of Crystal

There is no split to weigh here: 48818 holds every one of Crystal's 2,407 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Crystal

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 153 employees , annual payroll $4,075k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48818 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Crystal, MI

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

Crystal sits in the lower half of Montcalm County on income: Greenville, Howard City and Stanton report more, Vestaburg and Fenwick report less. Trufant marks the far end of that range at $91,477, 64% above Crystal.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48818 2,407 $55,924 26 37
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Crystal 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 Crystal, .