ZIP 48118 · Chelsea
Who lives in ZIP code 48118 (Chelsea, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chelsea, MI · Washtenaw County
uszips 2026
People13,246
Median age48.3
Household income$88,278
Home value$357,753
Median rent$1,636/mo
Poverty3.0%
College degree+51.3%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Wider region
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 59 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,733
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.9% are 65 or older; 79.1% are adults.
Household income
46.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,376.
Education (adults 25+)
43.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.9%
- Never married
- 19.0%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 55.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.2%
- Rent burden
- 46.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 15.6%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.5%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 12.0%
- No health insurance
- 1.6%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.