PlainZIP

Dafter, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dafter, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,146. 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 DAFTER-MI · Dafter, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,146 pop · #8536/25278 · Chippewa County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $82,321
  • RANK-UPPER #8536/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Pickford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,146
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,900

Nearest income peer: Pickford, MI (+ $2,579 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 Dafter

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,146
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,321
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 49724 (1,146 residents). Household income $82,321 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Dafter reads through its lone ZIP, 49724

1,146 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49724 is not the leading code inside Dafter, 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 Dafter

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 59 employees , annual payroll $5,763k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49724 (10 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Dafter, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Chippewa County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dafter. See the Chippewa County roll-up →

Dafter sits in the upper half of Chippewa County on income: Sault Sainte Marie, Kincheloe and Brimley report less, while Pickford reports more. Goetzville marks the far end of that range at $49,688, 40% below Dafter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49724 1,146 $82,321 10 8
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Dafter 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 Dafter, .