ZIP 48178 · South Lyon
Who lives in ZIP code 48178 (South Lyon, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
South Lyon, MI · Oakland County
uszips 2026
People37,789
Median age42.9
Household income$131,558
Home value$404,284
Median rent$1,336/mo
Poverty3.9%
College degree+54.4%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Wider region
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
- Metro division
- Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 304 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,953
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.4% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
62.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $61,808.
Education (adults 25+)
50.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.1%
- Never married
- 24.8%
- Divorced
- 7.5%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 62.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.2%
- Rent burden
- 26.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 41.0%
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.5%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.