Montrose, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Montrose, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,436. 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 MONTROSE-MI · Montrose, MI 1 ZIPs · 8,436 pop · #12803/25278 · Genesee County

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

  • INC-MID $71,090
  • RANK-MID #12803/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Otisville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,436
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $175,900

Nearest income peer: Otisville, MI (+ $1,410 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 Montrose

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,436
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,090
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 $71,090 and poverty 16.7% concentrate in 48457.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Montrose as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Montrose reads through its lone ZIP, 48457

8,436 ACS residents, one ZIP: 48457 is not the leading code inside Montrose, 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 Montrose

Citywide ZBP: 107 establishments, 788 employees , annual payroll $31,377k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48457 (107 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (23) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Montrose, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Genesee County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Montrose. See the Genesee County roll-up →

Montrose lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Genesee County: Grand Blanc, Fenton and Flushing earn more and Flint, Davison and Burton earn less. Goodrich marks the far end of that range at $106,796, 50% above Montrose.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48457 8,436 $71,090 107 74

Montrose 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 Montrose, .