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Elwell, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elwell, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,393. 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 ELWELL-MI · Elwell, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,393 pop · #11820/25278 · Gratiot County

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

  • INC-MID $73,393
  • RANK-MID #11820/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Pompeii
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,393
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,700

Nearest income peer: Pompeii, MI (+ $2,381 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 Elwell

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,393
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,393
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 48832 (1,393 residents). Household income $73,393 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Elwell reads through its lone ZIP, 48832

1,393 ACS residents, one ZIP: 48832 is not the leading code inside Elwell, 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 Elwell

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 41 employees , annual payroll $1,687k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48832 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Elwell, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Gratiot County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elwell. See the Gratiot County roll-up →

Elwell sits in the upper half of Gratiot County on income: Alma, Ithaca and Breckenridge report less, while Perrinton, Middleton and Pompeii report more. Middleton marks the far end of that range at $91,413, 25% above Elwell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48832 1,393 $73,393 11 21
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Elwell 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 Elwell, .