Orleans, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Orleans, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,903. 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 ORLEANS-MI · Orleans, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,903 pop · #13232/25278 · Ionia County

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

  • INC-MID $70,039
  • RANK-MID #13232/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belding
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,903
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $141,900

Nearest income peer: Belding, MI (+ $1,032 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 Orleans

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,903
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,039
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 $70,039 and poverty 18.9% concentrate in 48865.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Orleans as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Orleans's single ZIP 48865 carries the town

Orleans is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48865 is the entire residential footprint (1,903 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Orleans

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 203 employees , annual payroll $6,565k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48865 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Orleans, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Ionia County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Orleans. See the Ionia County roll-up →

Orleans lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Ionia County: Portland, Lake Odessa and Saranac earn more and Ionia, Lyons and Muir earn less. Palo marks the far end of that range at $34,290, 51% below Orleans.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48865 1,903 $70,039 11 33

Orleans 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 Orleans, .