ZIP 48204 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48204 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People20,696
Median age41.5
Household income$34,468
Home value$69,772
Median rent$1,052/mo
Poverty36.0%
College degree+11.1%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Wider region
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
- Metro division
- Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,590 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,863
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
8.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,515.
Education (adults 25+)
32.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 20.1%
- Never married
- 60.0%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 24.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.0%
- Rent burden
- 54.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.4%
- Unemployment
- 17.5%
- Self-employed
- 14.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.3%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 25.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.