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Mecosta, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mecosta, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,019. 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 MECOSTA-MI · Mecosta, MI 1 ZIPs · 3,019 pop · #18072/25278 · Mecosta County

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

  • INC-MID $59,509
  • RANK-LOWER #18072/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Rapids
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,019
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $182,300

Nearest income peer: Big Rapids, MI (+ $849 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 Mecosta

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,019
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,509
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 $59,509 and poverty 18.7% concentrate in 49332.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Mecosta reads through its lone ZIP, 49332

3,019 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49332 is not the leading code inside Mecosta, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Mecosta's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 47 establishments, 277 employees , annual payroll $12,878k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49332 (47 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Mecosta, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Mecosta County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mecosta. See the Mecosta County roll-up →

Mecosta lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Mecosta County: Stanwood, Paris and Chippewa Lake earn more and Morley, Remus and Barryton earn less. Stanwood marks the far end of that range at $72,975, 23% above Mecosta.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49332 3,019 $59,509 47 26
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Mecosta 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 Mecosta, .