Custer, MI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Custer, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,559. 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 CUSTER-MI · Custer, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,559 pop · #13195/25278 · Mason County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $70,139
- RANK-MID #13195/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Ludington
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 95% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,559
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $170,200
Nearest income peer: Ludington, MI ( $3,803 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 Custer
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Custer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Branch · lowest
Branch · lowest
$51,324 median HH income
- Scottville · near
Scottville · near
$61,280 median HH income
- Fountain · near
Fountain · near
$61,515 median HH income
- Free Soil · near
Free Soil · near
$61,857 median HH income
- Ludington · near
Ludington · near
$66,336 median HH income
- Custer · this city
Custer · this city
$70,139 median HH income
- Walhalla · highest
Walhalla · highest
$113,077 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Custer, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 48th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,559
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $70,139
- 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 $70,139 and poverty 11.5% concentrate in 49405.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Michigan, Central Lake is the closest lower-income city and Greenville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Custer.
Population concentration
Custer reads through its lone ZIP, 49405
1,559 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49405 is not the leading code inside Custer, 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 Custer
Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 74 employees , annual payroll $1,801k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49405 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) .
ZIP Codes in Custer, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Mason County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Custer. See the Mason County roll-up →
Custer sits in the upper half of Mason County on income: Ludington, Scottville and Fountain report less, while Walhalla reports more. Walhalla marks the far end of that range at $113,077, 61% above Custer.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49405 | 1,559 | $70,139 | 14 | 9 |
Custer 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 Custer, .