Wells, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wells, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 680. 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 WELLS-MI · Wells, MI 1 ZIPs · 680 pop · #5521/25278 · Delta County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $93,828
  • RANK-UPPER #5521/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Nahma
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 680
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $145,700

Nearest income peer: Nahma, MI (+ $9,922 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 Wells

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wells 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, Wells, MI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 22%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
680
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$93,828
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $93,828 and home value $145,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 5.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Utica is the closest lower-income city and Columbus the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wells.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49894, is all of Wells

There is no split to weigh here: 49894 holds every one of Wells's 680 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 Wells

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 128 employees , annual payroll $5,538k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49894 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Wells, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Delta County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wells. See the Delta County roll-up →

Wells sits in the upper half of Delta County on income: Escanaba, Gladstone and Rapid River report less, while Nahma reports more. Escanaba marks the far end of that range at $50,277, 46% below Wells.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49894 680 $93,828 10 314

Wells 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 Wells, .