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Paw Paw, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paw Paw, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,606. 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 PAW-PAW-MI · Paw Paw, MI 1 ZIPs · 13,606 pop · #11849/25278 · Van Buren County

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

  • INC-MID $73,333
  • RANK-MID #11849/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lawton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,606
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $234,400

Nearest income peer: Lawton, MI ( $1,886 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 Paw Paw

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,606
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,333
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 49079 (13,606 residents). Household income $73,333 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Paw Paw as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Paw Paw reads through its lone ZIP, 49079

13,606 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49079 is not the leading code inside Paw Paw, 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 Paw Paw's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 270 establishments, 3,641 employees , annual payroll $160,468k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49079 (270 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (50) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Paw Paw, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Van Buren County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Paw Paw. See the Van Buren County roll-up →

Paw Paw sits in the upper half of Van Buren County on income: South Haven, Hartford and Lawton report less, while Mattawan and Breedsville report more. Covert marks the far end of that range at $36,280, 51% below Paw Paw.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49079 13,606 $73,333 270 63
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Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw, .