Household income
$47,597 tract average vs. $23,631 citywide (+101%)
The listed tracts average 101% above the citywide median, the page's strongest warning that one municipal figure can hide a sharply different tract picture.
Neighborhoods
Among 4 census tracts, Tract 9613 leads at $54,119 median income - about 2× Tract 9612 at $35,521.
4 census tracts · Michigan · Census ACS 2023
These comparisons use the average of the tract medians listed on this page and the ACS citywide median. They are two different geographic summaries, so the gap is a reading aid rather than an estimate of a typical household.
$47,597 tract average vs. $23,631 citywide (+101%)
The listed tracts average 101% above the citywide median, the page's strongest warning that one municipal figure can hide a sharply different tract picture.
$782 tract average vs. $1,113 citywide (-30%)
The listed tracts average 30% below the citywide median, a large separation that makes the tract rows more informative than the citywide figure alone.
$130,250 tract average vs. $104,100 citywide (+25%)
A 25% premium over the citywide median makes this one of the clearer local contrasts on the page. The row-level values show whether it is broad or driven by a few tracts.
PlainCities uses U.S. Census tracts as neighborhood units, small, stable areas of a few thousand residents each. The table below lists this city's tracts, sorted by median household income.
Showing 4 of 4 tracts, sorted by median household income - Tract 9613 highest at $54,119 ; Tract 9612 lowest at $35,521.
| Tract | Population | |
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Tract 9611 Lake Co. | 4,018 | View › |
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Tract 9613 Lake Co. | 3,170 | View › |
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Tract 9612 Lake Co. | 2,897 | View › |
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Tract 9601 Lake Co. | 2,308 | View › |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023. Census tracts are small, stable geographic units used for statistical analysis. Each tract typically contains 1,200–8,000 people. Last updated: 2026