ZIP 48217 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48217 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People6,564
Median age33.4
Household income$44,447
Home value$65,863
Median rent$966/mo
Poverty20.0%
College degree+12.5%
Commute30 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
- 1,098 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,677
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
17.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,917.
Education (adults 25+)
42.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 28.7%
- Never married
- 45.5%
- Divorced
- 16.0%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 3.97
- Dual-income families
- 47.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.3%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.8%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 21.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.5%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.