PlainZIP

Montgomery, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Montgomery, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,939. 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 MONTGOMERY-MI · Montgomery, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,939 pop · #21345/25278 · Branch County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,346
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21345/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bronson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,939
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $141,400

Nearest income peer: Bronson, MI (+ $8,781 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 Montgomery

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

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,939
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,346
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 ($51,346 average) · poverty 38.6%. The primary code (49255) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Hartford is the closest lower-income city and Alpena the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Montgomery.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49255, is all of Montgomery

There is no split to weigh here: 49255 holds every one of Montgomery's 1,939 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Montgomery

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 4 employees , annual payroll $249k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49255 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Montgomery, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Branch County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Montgomery. See the Branch County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Branch County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Montgomery, Coldwater, Quincy and Bronson among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Quincy marks the far end of that range at $74,063, 44% above Montgomery.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49255 1,939 $51,346 6 19
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Montgomery 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 Montgomery, .