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East Tawas, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Tawas, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,716. 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 EAST-TAWAS-MI · East Tawas, MI 1 ZIPs · 4,716 pop · #21825/25278 · Iosco County

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

  • INC-MID $49,823
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21825/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Whittemore
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,716
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,200

Nearest income peer: Whittemore, MI (+ $134 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 East Tawas

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest East Tawas on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, East Tawas, 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.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,716
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,823
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 ($49,823 average) · poverty 15.6%. The primary code (48730) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating East Tawas as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Goetzville is the closest lower-income city and Mikado the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Tawas.

Population concentration

East Tawas reads through its lone ZIP, 48730

4,716 ACS residents, one ZIP: 48730 is not the leading code inside East Tawas, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into East Tawas's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 152 establishments, 1,779 employees , annual payroll $74,678k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48730 (152 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in East Tawas, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Iosco County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in East Tawas. See the Iosco County roll-up →

East Tawas lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Iosco County: Tawas City, Hale and National City earn more and Oscoda and South Branch earn less. Tawas City marks the far end of that range at $59,677, 20% above East Tawas.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48730 4,716 $49,823 152 25
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East Tawas 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 East Tawas, .