PlainZIP

Hale, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hale, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,043. 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 HALE-MI · Hale, MI 1 ZIPs · 4,043 pop · #20815/25278 · Iosco County

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

  • INC-MID $52,802
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20815/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Whittemore
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,043
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $179,400

Nearest income peer: Whittemore, MI ( $2,845 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 Hale

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,043
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,802
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 ($52,802 average) · poverty 13.7%. The primary code (48739) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Copemish is the closest lower-income city and Copper City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hale.

Population concentration

Hale's single ZIP 48739 carries the town

Hale is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48739 is the entire residential footprint (4,043 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Hale's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 71 establishments, 445 employees , annual payroll $16,825k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48739 (71 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (17) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hale, MI

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

Hale sits in the upper half of Iosco County on income: Oscoda, East Tawas and Whittemore report less, while Tawas City and National City report more. Oscoda marks the far end of that range at $45,561, 14% below Hale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48739 4,043 $52,802 71 17
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Hale 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 Hale, .