Kalkaska, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kalkaska, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,229. 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 KALKASKA-MI · Kalkaska, MI 1 ZIPs · 8,229 pop · #15464/25278 · Kalkaska County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,863
  • RANK-LOWER #15464/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Fife Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,229
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $182,200

Nearest income peer: Fife Lake, MI (+ $8,818 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 Kalkaska

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,229
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,863
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 $64,863 and poverty 10.7% concentrate in 49646.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kalkaska as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Kalkaska reads through its lone ZIP, 49646

8,229 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49646 is not the leading code inside Kalkaska, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Kalkaska's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 243 establishments, 3,562 employees , annual payroll $240,014k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49646 (243 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (47) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Kalkaska, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Kalkaska County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kalkaska. See the Kalkaska County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Kalkaska County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kalkaska, Fife Lake, Rapid City and South Boardman among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. South Boardman marks the far end of that range at $77,216, 19% above Kalkaska.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49646 8,229 $64,863 243 14

Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska, .