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Elberta, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elberta, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 372. 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 ELBERTA-MI · Elberta, MI 1 ZIPs · 372 pop · #2653/25278 · Benzie County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $114,375
  • RANK-TOP #2653/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lake Ann
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 372
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $267,600

Nearest income peer: Lake Ann, MI ( $26,875 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 Elberta

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

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
372
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$114,375
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $114,375 and home value $267,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 35.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Elberta's single ZIP 49628 carries the town

Elberta is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49628 is the entire residential footprint (372 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Elberta's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 35 employees , annual payroll $1,809k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49628 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Elberta, MI

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

No other city sharing Benzie County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elberta. Beulah, Frankfort and Lake Ann sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Benzonia marks the far end of that range at $57,982, 49% below Elberta.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49628 372 $114,375 14 192
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Elberta 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 Elberta, .