Howell, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howell, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 57,683. 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 HOWELL-MI · Howell, MI 2 ZIPs · 57,683 pop · #4218/25278 · Livingston County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $101,510
  • RANK-TOP #4218/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hartland
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-SMALL 57,683
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 48843→48855
  • HOME-MID $346,500

Nearest income peer: Hartland, MI (+ $4,454 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 Howell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Howell 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, Howell, MI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
57,683
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$101,510
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.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $101,510 and home value $346,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 37.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Howell as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Howell differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Howell: $94,577 in ZIP 48843 to $108,442 in 48855. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

48843 to 48855

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

48855 to 48843

Poverty-rate spread
0.3 points

48855 to 48843

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 48843 swallows Howell's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 48843 still holds about 74% of Howell's 57,683 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Howell

Citywide ZBP: 1,391 establishments, 19,082 employees , annual payroll $937,864k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48843 (1,128 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (218) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Howell, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Livingston County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Howell. See the Livingston County roll-up →

Howell lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Livingston County: Brighton, Pinckney and Hartland earn more and Fowlerville, Gregory and Byron earn less. Hamburg marks the far end of that range at $47,188, 54% below Howell.

Side-by-side: Compare 48843 vs 48855 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48843 42,931 $94,577 1,128 184
48855 14,752 $108,442 263 63

Howell 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 Howell, .