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Watervliet, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watervliet, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,966. 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 WATERVLIET-MI · Watervliet, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,966 pop · #18308/25278 · Berrien County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,047
  • RANK-LOWER #18308/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Coloma
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,966
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,200

Nearest income peer: Coloma, MI (+ $3,589 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 Watervliet

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,966
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,047
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 $59,047 and poverty 17.9% concentrate in 49098.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watervliet as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Posen is the closest lower-income city and Alger the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Watervliet.

Population concentration

Watervliet reads through its lone ZIP, 49098

5,966 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49098 is not the leading code inside Watervliet, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Watervliet's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 105 establishments, 1,367 employees , annual payroll $57,885k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49098 (105 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Watervliet, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Berrien County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watervliet. See the Berrien County roll-up →

Watervliet sits in the lower half of Berrien County on income: Niles, Saint Joseph and Berrien Springs report more, and only Benton Harbor reports less. Saint Joseph marks the far end of that range at $104,969, 78% above Watervliet.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49098 5,966 $59,047 105 71
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Watervliet 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 Watervliet, .