ZIP 48218 · River Rouge
Who lives in ZIP code 48218 (River Rouge, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
River Rouge, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People7,011
Median age34.4
Household income$41,033
Home value$69,429
Median rent$839/mo
Poverty39.8%
College degree+6.6%
Commute26 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
- 1,241 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,752
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.7% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
11.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,960.
Education (adults 25+)
18.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.0%
- Never married
- 49.5%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.62
- Dual-income families
- 43.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.3%
- Rent burden
- 42.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.8%
- Unemployment
- 11.4%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.1%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 17.5%
- No health insurance
- 11.1%
- Limited English
- 6.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.