ZIP 48227 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48227 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People40,302
Median age36.9
Household income$36,527
Home value$75,161
Median rent$1,034/mo
Poverty35.1%
College degree+12.0%
Commute25 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
- 2,074 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,640
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 74.2% are adults.
Household income
11.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,420.
Education (adults 25+)
30.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 19.7%
- Never married
- 58.6%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.58
- Dual-income families
- 29.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.1%
- Rent burden
- 40.3%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.0%
- Unemployment
- 20.3%
- Self-employed
- 15.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.4%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 20.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.