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Pentwater, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pentwater, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,675. 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 PENTWATER-MI · Pentwater, MI 1 ZIPs · 2,675 pop · #8940/25278 · Oceana County

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

  • INC-HIGH $80,917
  • RANK-UPPER #8940/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mears
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,675
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $307,300

Nearest income peer: Mears, MI ( $13,638 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 Pentwater

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,675
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,917
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 49449 (2,675 residents). Household income $80,917 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Marshall is the closest lower-income city and New Haven the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pentwater.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49449, is all of Pentwater

There is no split to weigh here: 49449 holds every one of Pentwater's 2,675 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Pentwater's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 68 establishments, 190 employees , annual payroll $8,163k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49449 (68 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Pentwater, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Oceana County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pentwater. See the Oceana County roll-up →

No other city sharing Oceana County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pentwater. Hart, Hesperia and Shelby sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hesperia marks the far end of that range at $53,555, 34% below Pentwater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49449 2,675 $80,917 68 25
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Pentwater 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 Pentwater, .