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Yale, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Yale, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,499. 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 YALE-MI · Yale, MI 1 ZIPs · 5,499 pop · #16047/25278 · St. Clair County

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

  • INC-MID $63,659
  • RANK-LOWER #16047/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Capac
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,499
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $198,700

Nearest income peer: Capac, MI (+ $3,141 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 Yale

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

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,499
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,659
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 $63,659 and poverty 14.3% concentrate in 48097.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Yale as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Yale's single ZIP 48097 carries the town

Yale is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48097 is the entire residential footprint (5,499 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 Yale

Citywide ZBP: 81 establishments, 912 employees , annual payroll $30,363k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48097 (81 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Yale, MI

These ZIP codes sit in St. Clair County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Yale. See the St. Clair County roll-up →

Yale sits in the lower half of St. Clair County on income: Fort Gratiot, Saint Clair and Algonac report more, and only Port Huron reports less. North Street marks the far end of that range at $84,028, 32% above Yale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48097 5,499 $63,659 81 28
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Yale 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 Yale, .