Ruth, MI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruth, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 784. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet RUTH-MI · Ruth, MI 1 ZIPs · 784 pop · #18515/25278 · Huron County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $58,594
- RANK-LOWER #18515/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bad Axe
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 84% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 784
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $188,500
Nearest income peer: Bad Axe, MI ( $248 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 Ruth
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ruth on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Harbor Beach · lowest
Harbor Beach · lowest
$50,765 median HH income
- Bad Axe · near
Bad Axe · near
$58,346 median HH income
- Ruth · this city
Ruth · this city
$58,594 median HH income
- Bay Port · near
Bay Port · near
$60,250 median HH income
- Caseville · near
Caseville · near
$60,298 median HH income
- Ubly · near
Ubly · near
$61,719 median HH income
- Owendale · highest
Owendale · highest
$77,500 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ruth, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 27th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 784
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $58,594
- 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 $58,594 and poverty 15.8% concentrate in 48470.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ruth as a pure owner town.
Within Michigan, Stephenson is the closest lower-income city and Lincoln Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ruth.
Population concentration
Ruth's single ZIP 48470 carries the town
Ruth is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48470 is the entire residential footprint (784 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
Mid-pack ZBP load on Ruth's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 82 employees , annual payroll $2,945k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48470 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Transportation and warehousing .
ZIP Codes in Ruth, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Huron County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ruth. See the Huron County roll-up →
Ruth lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Huron County: Sebewaing, Pigeon and Ubly earn more and Harbor Beach, Port Austin and Elkton earn less. Owendale marks the far end of that range at $77,500, 32% above Ruth.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48470 | 784 | $58,594 | 18 | 8 |
Ruth 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 Ruth, .