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Whitmore Lake, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whitmore Lake, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,632. 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 WHITMORE-LAKE-MI · Whitmore Lake, MI 1 ZIPs · 13,632 pop · #7111/25278 · Washtenaw County

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

  • INC-HIGH $87,145
  • RANK-UPPER #7111/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chelsea
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,632
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $313,400

Nearest income peer: Chelsea, MI (+ $1,133 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 Whitmore Lake

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,632
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,145
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 48189 (13,632 residents). Household income $87,145 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whitmore Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Fostoria is the closest lower-income city and Walloon Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whitmore Lake.

Population concentration

Whitmore Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 48189

13,632 ACS residents, one ZIP: 48189 is not the leading code inside Whitmore Lake, 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 Whitmore Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 269 establishments, 2,809 employees , annual payroll $167,846k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48189 (269 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (46) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Whitmore Lake, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Washtenaw County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whitmore Lake. See the Washtenaw County roll-up →

Whitmore Lake sits in the lower half of Washtenaw County on income: Northville, South Lyon and Saline report more, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Whittaker report less. South Lyon marks the far end of that range at $131,558, 51% above Whitmore Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48189 13,632 $87,145 269 153
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Whitmore Lake 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 Whitmore Lake, .