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Whittemore, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whittemore, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,891. 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 WHITTEMORE-MI · Whittemore, MI 1 ZIPs · 1,891 pop · #21786/25278 · Iosco County

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

  • INC-MID $49,957
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21786/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Tawas
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,891
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $105,500

Nearest income peer: East Tawas, MI ( $134 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 Whittemore

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Whittemore 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, Whittemore, 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.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,891
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,957
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 ($49,957 average) · poverty 16.9%. The primary code (48770) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Whittemore's single ZIP 48770 carries the town

Whittemore is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48770 is the entire residential footprint (1,891 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Whittemore

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 66 employees , annual payroll $2,392k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48770 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Whittemore, MI

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

Whittemore lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Iosco County: Tawas City, Hale and National City earn more and Oscoda and South Branch earn less. Tawas City marks the far end of that range at $59,677, 19% above Whittemore.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48770 1,891 $49,957 20 11
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Whittemore 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 Whittemore, .