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Rockwood, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rockwood, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,700. 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 ROCKWOOD-MI · Rockwood, MI 1 ZIPs · 12,700 pop · #5491/25278 · Wayne County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $94,094
  • RANK-UPPER #5491/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Livonia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,700
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $244,900

Nearest income peer: Livonia, MI (+ $2,957 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 Rockwood

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

Top 22%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,700
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$94,094
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $94,094 and home value $244,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 26.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Rockwood's single ZIP 48173 carries the town

Rockwood is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48173 is the entire residential footprint (12,700 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 Rockwood

Citywide ZBP: 145 establishments, 862 employees , annual payroll $32,460k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48173 (145 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rockwood, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rockwood. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Rockwood sits in the upper half of Wayne County on income: Detroit, Dearborn and Westland report less, while Livonia, Canton and Grosse Pointe report more. Northville marks the far end of that range at $187,589, 99% above Rockwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48173 12,700 $94,094 145 427
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Rockwood 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 Rockwood, .