ZIP 48221 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48221 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People41,392
Median age37.9
Household income$57,878
Home value$155,461
Median rent$1,206/mo
Poverty22.3%
College degree+29.3%
Commute27 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
- 3,077 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,520
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.2% are 65 or older; 74.4% are adults.
Household income
26.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,897.
Education (adults 25+)
39.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 25.1%
- Never married
- 53.4%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.49
- Dual-income families
- 38.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 34.1%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.6%
- Unemployment
- 12.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.2%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.2%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.