Higgins Lake, MI · standard
ZIP Code 48627
Roscommon County, Michigan - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 141
- 251/sq mi
- $165,600
- Median home value
- 11.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Higgins Lake pairs below-median home values, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- 32nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 251
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 48627 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 48627 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Higgins Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan, home to just 141 residents across 0.6 square miles, a density of 251 people per square mile, in the Detroit time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 48627, but per-capita income is $41,900. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $165,600 (25% below the average Michigan ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 69.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Roscommon County, so 48627 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 48627, Higgins Lake, MI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
141
Population
0.6
Area (sq mi)
251
People / sq mi
Detroit
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 48627?
69.3
Median Age
63.1%
Male
36.9%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$41,900
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
301housing units
301
Total Housing Units
36
Occupied Units
265
Vacant Units
1.81
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$165,600
Median Home Value
-25% vs state ZIP avg
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 48627, employing approximately 4 people with a combined annual payroll of $46,000.
3
Businesses
4
Employees
$46K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 48627 vs 48630 →
ZIP 48627 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 48653
Roscommon (48653)
10,293 residents
- 48627 141
Higgins Lake (48627)
141 residents
- 48630 69
Houghton Lake Heights (48630)
69 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 48627 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.