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Saranac, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saranac, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,501. 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 SARANAC-MI · Saranac, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,501 pop · #9747/25278 · Ionia County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $78,607
  • RANK-UPPER #9747/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Odessa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,501
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $226,800

Nearest income peer: Lake Odessa, MI (+ $1,706 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 Saranac

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

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,501
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,607
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 48881 (5,501 residents). Household income $78,607 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Saranac as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Grand Rapids is the closest lower-income city and Bailey the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 12 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Saranac.

Population concentration

Saranac reads through its lone ZIP, 48881

5,501 ACS residents, one ZIP: 48881 is not the leading code inside Saranac, 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 Saranac

Citywide ZBP: 78 establishments, 702 employees , annual payroll $31,988k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48881 (78 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (14) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Saranac, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Ionia County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Saranac. See the Ionia County roll-up →

Saranac lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Ionia County: Portland, Clarksville and Freeport earn more and Ionia, Belding and Lyons earn less. Palo marks the far end of that range at $34,290, 56% below Saranac.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48881 5,501 $78,607 78 38
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Saranac 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 Saranac, .