ZIP 48208 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48208 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People8,037
Median age36.9
Household income$36,194
Home value$170,722
Median rent$896/mo
Poverty28.0%
College degree+24.8%
Commute23 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
- 967 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,978
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.4% are 65 or older; 84.7% are adults.
Household income
23.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,154.
Education (adults 25+)
33.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 17.9%
- Never married
- 61.7%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 42.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 34.3%
- Rent burden
- 35.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.7%
- Unemployment
- 10.3%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.2%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 27.5%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.