Idlewild, MI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Idlewild, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 842. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet IDLEWILD-MI · Idlewild, MI 1 ZIPs · 842 pop · #24960/25278 · Lake County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $26,950
- RANK-BOTTOM #24960/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Baldwin
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 82% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 842
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $116,100
Nearest income peer: Baldwin, MI (+ $19,041 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 Idlewild
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Idlewild on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Idlewild · this city · lowest
Idlewild · this city · lowest
$26,950 median HH income
- Baldwin · near
Baldwin · near
$45,991 median HH income
- Irons · near
Irons · near
$54,013 median HH income
- Luther · near
Luther · near
$56,656 median HH income
- Chase · highest
Chase · highest
$60,147 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Idlewild, 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.
- 1st pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 842
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $26,950
- 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 ($26,950 average) · poverty 37.6%. The primary code (49642) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Idlewild as a pure owner town.
Within Michigan, Nadeau is the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Idlewild.
Population concentration
Idlewild's single ZIP 49642 carries the town
Idlewild is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49642 is the entire residential footprint (842 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 Idlewild
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 10 employees , annual payroll $609k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49642 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Idlewild, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Idlewild. See the Lake County roll-up →
Every one of the 4 cities sharing Lake County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Idlewild, Baldwin, Irons and Luther among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chase marks the far end of that range at $60,147, 123% above Idlewild.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49642 | 842 | $26,950 | 3 | 18 |
Idlewild 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 Idlewild, .