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Dowagiac, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dowagiac, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,805. 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 DOWAGIAC-MI · Dowagiac, MI 1 ZIPs · 14,805 pop · #16390/25278 · Cass County

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

  • INC-MID $62,963
  • RANK-LOWER #16390/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Edwardsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,805
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $181,700

Nearest income peer: Edwardsburg, MI ( $1,178 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 Dowagiac

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,805
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,963
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 $62,963 and poverty 15.6% concentrate in 49047.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dowagiac as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Dowagiac reads through its lone ZIP, 49047

14,805 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49047 is not the leading code inside Dowagiac, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dowagiac's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 263 establishments, 2,400 employees , annual payroll $107,553k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49047 (263 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Dowagiac, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Cass County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dowagiac. See the Cass County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Cass County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Marcellus and Vandalia among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Vandalia marks the far end of that range at $83,393, 32% above Dowagiac.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49047 14,805 $62,963 263 48
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Dowagiac 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 Dowagiac, .