PlainZIP

Tawas City, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tawas City, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,012. 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 TAWAS-CITY-MI · Tawas City, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,012 pop · #18006/25278 · Iosco County

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

  • INC-MID $59,677
  • RANK-LOWER #18006/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ National City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,012
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,400

Nearest income peer: National City, MI ( $927 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 Tawas City

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,012
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,677
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 $59,677 and poverty 12.3% concentrate in 48763.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Mecosta is the closest lower-income city and Grayling the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tawas City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 48763, is all of Tawas City

There is no split to weigh here: 48763 holds every one of Tawas City's 5,012 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Tawas City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 138 establishments, 1,337 employees , annual payroll $64,510k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48763 (138 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (25) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Tawas City, MI

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

No other city sharing Iosco County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Tawas City. Oscoda, East Tawas and Hale sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Oscoda marks the far end of that range at $45,561, 24% below Tawas City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48763 5,012 $59,677 138 21
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Tawas City 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 Tawas City, .