Ionia, MI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ionia, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,269. 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 IONIA-MI · Ionia, MI 1 ZIPs · 20,269 pop · #14610/25278 · Ionia County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $66,742
- RANK-MID #14610/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lyons
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 68% owners
- POP-TOWN 20,269
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $172,700
Nearest income peer: Lyons, MI ( $1,016 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 Ionia
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ionia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Palo · lowest $34,290
Palo · lowest
$34,290 median HH income
- Lyons · near
Lyons · near
$65,726 median HH income
- Ionia · this city
Ionia · this city
$66,742 median HH income
- Orleans · near
Orleans · near
$70,039 median HH income
- Belding · near
Belding · near
$71,071 median HH income
- Saranac · near
Saranac · near
$78,607 median HH income
- Portland · highest
Portland · highest
$94,216 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, Ionia, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 42nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 20,269
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $66,742
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,742 and poverty 13.1% concentrate in 48846.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ionia as a pure owner town.
Within Michigan, Fremont is the closest lower-income city and Felch the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ionia.
Population concentration
Ionia's single ZIP 48846 carries the town
Ionia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48846 is the entire residential footprint (20,269 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 Ionia
Citywide ZBP: 300 establishments, 5,384 employees , annual payroll $223,461k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48846 (300 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (59) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Ionia, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Ionia County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ionia. See the Ionia County roll-up →
Ionia sits in the lower half of Ionia County on income: Belding, Portland and Lake Odessa report more, Muir and Palo report less. Palo marks the far end of that range at $34,290, 49% below Ionia.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48846 | 20,269 | $66,742 | 300 | 72 |
Ionia 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 Ionia, .