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Decatur, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Decatur, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,598. 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 DECATUR-MI · Decatur, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,598 pop · #18996/25278 · Van Buren County

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

  • INC-MID $57,436
  • RANK-LOWER #18996/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bangor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,598
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,300

Nearest income peer: Bangor, MI ( $2,087 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 Decatur

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

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,598
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,436
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 $57,436 and poverty 18.0% concentrate in 49045.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Decatur as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Decatur's single ZIP 49045 carries the town

Decatur is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49045 is the entire residential footprint (5,598 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Decatur

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 773 employees , annual payroll $40,962k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49045 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (15) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Decatur, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Van Buren County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Decatur. See the Van Buren County roll-up →

Decatur sits in the lower half of Van Buren County on income: South Haven, Paw Paw and Mattawan report more, Hartford, Bangor and Covert report less. Mattawan marks the far end of that range at $108,629, 89% above Decatur.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49045 5,598 $57,436 82 25
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Decatur 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 Decatur, .