ZIP 48209 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48209 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People27,184
Median age31.9
Household income$43,161
Home value$88,835
Median rent$883/mo
Poverty28.5%
College degree+8.5%
Commute24 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
- 1,543 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,211
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.5% are 65 or older; 69.5% are adults.
Household income
13.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,807.
Education (adults 25+)
45.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
76.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.8%
- Never married
- 46.5%
- Divorced
- 11.0%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.84
- Dual-income families
- 42.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.2%
- Rent burden
- 40.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.7%
- Unemployment
- 11.5%
- Self-employed
- 15.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 2.8%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 18.6%
- Limited English
- 18.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.