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Hessel, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hessel, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,089. 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 HESSEL-MI · Hessel, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,089 pop · #23258/25278 · Mackinac County

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

  • INC-LOW $44,063
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23258/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Engadine
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,089
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,500

Nearest income peer: Engadine, MI (+ $2,764 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 Hessel

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

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,089
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,063
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 ($44,063 average) · poverty 22.1%. The primary code (49745) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hessel as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49745, is all of Hessel

There is no split to weigh here: 49745 holds every one of Hessel's 1,089 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Hessel

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 74 employees , annual payroll $3,967k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49745 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) .

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ZIP Codes in Hessel, MI

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

Hessel sits in the lower half of Mackinac County on income: Saint Ignace, Cedarville and Engadine report more, and only Gould City reports less. Pointe Aux Pins marks the far end of that range at $132,500, 201% above Hessel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49745 1,089 $44,063 16 5
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Hessel 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 Hessel, .