Shelby, MI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,034. 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 SHELBY-MI · Shelby, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,034 pop · #16064/25278 · Oceana County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $63,621
- RANK-LOWER #16064/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Era
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 79% owners
- POP-TOWN 5,034
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $177,900
Nearest income peer: New Era, MI (+ $1,596 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 Shelby
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelby on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hesperia · lowest
Hesperia · lowest
$53,555 median HH income
- Walkerville · near
Walkerville · near
$55,806 median HH income
- Hart · near
Hart · near
$58,841 median HH income
- Shelby · this city
Shelby · this city
$63,621 median HH income
- New Era · near
New Era · near
$65,217 median HH income
- Mears · near
Mears · near
$67,279 median HH income
- Pentwater · highest
Pentwater · highest
$80,917 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, Shelby, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 36th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 5,034
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $63,621
- 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 $63,621 and poverty 14.1% concentrate in 49455.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelby as a pure owner town.
Within Michigan, Crystal Falls is the closest lower-income city and Yale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shelby.
Population concentration
Shelby's single ZIP 49455 carries the town
Shelby is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49455 is the entire residential footprint (5,034 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 Shelby's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 95 establishments, 1,599 employees , annual payroll $100,673k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49455 (95 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (16) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Shelby, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Oceana County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelby. See the Oceana County roll-up →
Shelby lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Oceana County: Pentwater, New Era and Mears earn more and Hart, Hesperia and Rothbury earn less. Pentwater marks the far end of that range at $80,917, 27% above Shelby.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49455 | 5,034 | $63,621 | 95 | 23 |
Shelby 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 Shelby, .