ZIP 48226 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48226 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People6,831
Median age34.0
Household income$64,860
Home value$374,201
Median rent$1,743/mo
Poverty17.2%
College degree+52.1%
Commute18 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
- 2,169 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,350
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 98.8% are adults.
Household income
31.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,782.
Education (adults 25+)
40.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 17.9%
- Never married
- 66.6%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 2.5%
- Family size
- 2.27
- Dual-income families
- 54.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 6.3%
- Rent burden
- 32.8%
- Men / women
- 64% / 36%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.2%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.