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Howard City, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howard City, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,641. 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 HOWARD-CITY-MI · Howard City, MI 1 ZIPs · 8,641 pop · #11419/25278 · Montcalm County

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

  • INC-MID $74,235
  • RANK-MID #11419/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Carson City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,641
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $207,900

Nearest income peer: Carson City, MI ( $3,610 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 Howard City

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,641
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,235
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 49329 (8,641 residents). Household income $74,235 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Howard City's single ZIP 49329 carries the town

Howard City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49329 is the entire residential footprint (8,641 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Howard City

Citywide ZBP: 108 establishments, 890 employees , annual payroll $37,380k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49329 (108 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (17) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Howard City, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Montcalm County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Howard City. See the Montcalm County roll-up →

Howard City sits in the upper half of Montcalm County on income: Greenville, Stanton and Carson City report less, while Pierson and Trufant report more. Vestaburg marks the far end of that range at $51,429, 31% below Howard City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49329 8,641 $74,235 108 41
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