PlainZIP

Reading, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Reading, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,670. 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 READING-MI · Reading, MI 1 ZIPs · 3,670 pop · #18719/25278 · Hillsdale County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,087
  • RANK-LOWER #18719/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pittsford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,670
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $171,100

Nearest income peer: Pittsford, MI ( $1,698 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 Reading

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

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,670
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,087
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 $58,087 and poverty 20.1% concentrate in 49274.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Reading as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Reading reads through its lone ZIP, 49274

3,670 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49274 is not the leading code inside Reading, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Reading

Citywide ZBP: 47 establishments, 263 employees , annual payroll $11,336k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49274 (47 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Reading, MI

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

Reading lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Hillsdale County: Hillsdale, Jonesville and Jerome earn more and Camden, Litchfield and Pittsford earn less. Jerome marks the far end of that range at $82,407, 42% above Reading.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49274 3,670 $58,087 47 24
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