PlainZIP

Rapid River, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rapid River, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,583. 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 RAPID-RIVER-MI · Rapid River, MI 1 ZIPs · 3,583 pop · #12780/25278 · Delta County

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

  • INC-MID $71,136
  • RANK-MID #12780/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bark River
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,583
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $176,600

Nearest income peer: Bark River, MI (+ $4,193 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 Rapid River

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,583
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,136
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 $71,136 and poverty 11.5% concentrate in 49878.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Columbiaville is the closest lower-income city and Sand Creek the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rapid River.

Population concentration

Rapid River reads through its lone ZIP, 49878

3,583 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49878 is not the leading code inside Rapid River, 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 Rapid River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 60 establishments, 323 employees , annual payroll $13,142k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49878 (60 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rapid River, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Delta County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rapid River. See the Delta County roll-up →

Rapid River sits in the upper half of Delta County on income: Escanaba, Gladstone and Rock report less, while Bark River, Wells and Nahma report more. Nahma marks the far end of that range at $103,750, 46% above Rapid River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49878 3,583 $71,136 60 3
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Rapid River 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 Rapid River, .