PlainZIP

Gould City, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gould City, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 504. 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 GOULD-CITY-MI · Gould City, MI 1 ZIPs · 504 pop · #23930/25278 · Mackinac County

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

  • INC-LOW $40,000
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23930/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hessel
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 504
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $180,400

Nearest income peer: Hessel, MI (+ $4,063 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 Gould City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gould City 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, Gould City, 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.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
504
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,000
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 ($40,000 average) · poverty 16.0%. The primary code (49838) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, White Pine is the closest lower-income city and Ecorse the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gould City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49838, is all of Gould City

There is no split to weigh here: 49838 holds every one of Gould City's 504 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Gould City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 6 employees , annual payroll $523k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49838 (8 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Gould City, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Mackinac County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gould City. See the Mackinac County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Mackinac County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Gould City, Saint Ignace, Cedarville and Hessel among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Pointe Aux Pins marks the far end of that range at $132,500, 231% above Gould City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49838 504 $40,000 8 1
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Gould City 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 Gould City, .