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South Branch, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Branch, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,026. 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 SOUTH-BRANCH-MI · South Branch, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,026 pop · #22569/25278 · Iosco County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $47,188
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22569/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Oscoda
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,026
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $111,200

Nearest income peer: Oscoda, MI ( $1,627 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 South Branch

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Branch 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, South Branch, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,026
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,188
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($47,188 average) · poverty 18.4%. The primary code (48761) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Evart is the closest lower-income city and Mio the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Branch.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 48761, is all of South Branch

There is no split to weigh here: 48761 holds every one of South Branch's 1,026 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP South Branch

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 31 employees , annual payroll $1,095k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48761 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in South Branch, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Iosco County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Branch. See the Iosco County roll-up →

South Branch sits in the lower half of Iosco County on income: Tawas City, East Tawas and Hale report more, and only Oscoda reports less. Tawas City marks the far end of that range at $59,677, 26% above South Branch.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48761 1,026 $47,188 4 5
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South Branch 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 South Branch, .