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Otsego, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Otsego, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,902. 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 OTSEGO-MI · Otsego, MI 1 ZIPs · 8,902 pop · #10085/25278 · Allegan County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $77,778
  • RANK-UPPER #10085/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Plainwell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,902
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $197,500

Nearest income peer: Plainwell, MI ( $2,914 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 Otsego

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

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,902
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,778
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 49078 (8,902 residents). Household income $77,778 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Otsego as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Barbeau is the closest lower-income city and Comstock Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Otsego.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49078, is all of Otsego

There is no split to weigh here: 49078 holds every one of Otsego's 8,902 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 Otsego

Citywide ZBP: 128 establishments, 1,936 employees , annual payroll $102,289k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49078 (128 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (25) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Otsego, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Allegan County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Otsego. See the Allegan County roll-up →

Otsego lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Allegan County: Caledonia, Wayland and Dorr earn more and Allegan, Plainwell and Fennville earn less. Saugatuck marks the far end of that range at $110,139, 42% above Otsego.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49078 8,902 $77,778 128 72
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Otsego 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 Otsego, .