PlainZIP

Marlette, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Marlette, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,146. 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 MARLETTE-MI · Marlette, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,146 pop · #20485/25278 · Sanilac County

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

  • INC-MID $53,676
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20485/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lexington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,146
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,800

Nearest income peer: Lexington, MI ( $714 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 Marlette

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Marlette 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, Marlette, 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.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,146
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,676
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 ($53,676 average) · poverty 18.9%. The primary code (48453) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Marlette as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Boon is the closest lower-income city and Port Austin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Marlette.

Population concentration

Marlette's single ZIP 48453 carries the town

Marlette is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48453 is the entire residential footprint (5,146 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Marlette's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 128 establishments, 1,915 employees , annual payroll $93,314k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48453 (128 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Marlette, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Sanilac County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Marlette. See the Sanilac County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Sanilac County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Marlette, Croswell, Sandusky and Brown City among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Applegate marks the far end of that range at $70,536, 31% above Marlette.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48453 5,146 $53,676 128 19
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Marlette 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 Marlette, .