Crawford
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Michigan
Crawford is a sparsely populated county in Michigan with 2 ZIP codes, 11,889 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Crawford, MI sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 38th pct
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 11,889
- combined ZIP population
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $63,013
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Crawford lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 26039, 2 ZIPs, combined population 11,889). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Below-median income with few ZIPs: start cost-of-living reads on the primary code (49738), not the county mean. This page exists to join FIPS 26039 to HUD/FBI tables once the ZIP is chosen.
Population sits in the five-to-twenty-five thousand band with few ZIPs - still ZIP-first for household fields, but the county seat ZIP (usually the densest row) is worth a second glance before the FIPS overlays.
Within Michigan, Oceana is the closest lower-income county and Cheboygan the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 8 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Crawford. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
2
Total ZIPs
11,889
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Crawford
Side-by-side: Compare 49738 vs 49733 →
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Data sources
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →
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