Shepherd, MI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shepherd, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,122. 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 SHEPHERD-MI · Shepherd, MI 1 ZIPs · 7,122 pop · #15320/25278 · Isabella County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $65,223
- RANK-LOWER #15320/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blanchard
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 88% owners
- POP-TOWN 7,122
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $160,300
Nearest income peer: Blanchard, MI ( $803 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 Shepherd
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shepherd on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Mount Pleasant · lowest $51,267
Mount Pleasant · lowest
$51,267 median HH income
- Rosebush · near
Rosebush · near
$57,656 median HH income
- Blanchard · near
Blanchard · near
$64,420 median HH income
- Shepherd · this city
Shepherd · this city
$65,223 median HH income
- Weidman · near
Weidman · near
$73,108 median HH income
- Winn · highest
Winn · highest
$136,136 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, Shepherd, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 39th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 7,122
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $65,223
- 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 $65,223 and poverty 12.7% concentrate in 48883.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Michigan, Sebewaing is the closest lower-income city and Ovid the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shepherd.
Population concentration
Shepherd's single ZIP 48883 carries the town
Shepherd is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48883 is the entire residential footprint (7,122 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 Shepherd
Citywide ZBP: 92 establishments, 635 employees , annual payroll $32,347k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48883 (92 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (17) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Shepherd, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Isabella County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shepherd. See the Isabella County roll-up →
Shepherd lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Isabella County: Weidman and Winn earn more and Mount Pleasant and Rosebush earn less. Winn marks the far end of that range at $136,136, 109% above Shepherd.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48883 | 7,122 | $65,223 | 92 | 23 |
Shepherd 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 Shepherd, .