Pelkie, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pelkie, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,270. 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 PELKIE-MI · Pelkie, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,270 pop · #23810/25278 · Houghton County

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

  • INC-LOW $40,893
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23810/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hubbell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,270
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,300

Nearest income peer: Hubbell, MI (+ $6,493 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 Pelkie

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pelkie on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pelkie, 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.

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,270
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,893
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 ($40,893 average) · poverty 23.6%. The primary code (49958) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Pelkie's single ZIP 49958 carries the town

Pelkie is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49958 is the entire residential footprint (1,270 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 Pelkie

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 62 employees , annual payroll $2,888k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49958 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Pelkie, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Houghton County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pelkie. See the Houghton County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Houghton County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pelkie, Houghton, Calumet and Hancock among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Toivola marks the far end of that range at $78,295, 91% above Pelkie.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49958 1,270 $40,893 14 4

Pelkie 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 Pelkie, .