PlainZIP

Lake, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,125. 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 LAKE-MI · Lake, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,125 pop · #19172/25278 · Clare County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,036
  • RANK-LOWER #19172/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Farwell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,125
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $146,400

Nearest income peer: Farwell, MI ( $232 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 Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake 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, Lake, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,125
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,036
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 ($57,036 average) · poverty 17.3%. The primary code (48632) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Vanderbilt is the closest lower-income city and Bruce Crossing the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake.

Population concentration

Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 48632

5,125 ACS residents, one ZIP: 48632 is not the leading code inside Lake, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lake

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 125 employees , annual payroll $4,865k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48632 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Lake, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Clare County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake. See the Clare County roll-up →

No other city sharing Clare County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lake. Harrison and Lake George sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Harrison marks the far end of that range at $43,030, 25% below Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48632 5,125 $57,036 44 16
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Lake 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 Lake, .