ZIP 48205 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48205 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People34,187
Median age32.8
Household income$38,966
Home value$66,343
Median rent$1,215/mo
Poverty33.0%
College degree+9.5%
Commute25 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
- 2,078 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,951
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.2% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
9.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,702.
Education (adults 25+)
35.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 18.8%
- Never married
- 63.9%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 3.62
- Dual-income families
- 32.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.6%
- Rent burden
- 41.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.1%
- Unemployment
- 19.4%
- Self-employed
- 18.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.3%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 10.2%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.