ZIP 48117 · Carleton
Who lives in ZIP code 48117 (Carleton, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carleton, MI · Monroe County
uszips 2026
People10,262
Median age47.8
Household income$78,942
Home value$275,537
Median rent$1,120/mo
Poverty8.7%
College degree+15.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Monroe, MI
- Wider region
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 73 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,141
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.6% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
41.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,992.
Education (adults 25+)
41.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.1%
- Never married
- 23.8%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 43.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.7%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.5%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.1%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 1.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.