ZIP 48228 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48228 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People50,117
Median age32.9
Household income$30,680
Home value$59,395
Median rent$1,109/mo
Poverty41.8%
College degree+10.8%
Commute22 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
- 2,173 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,284
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.9% are 65 or older; 71.8% are adults.
Household income
10.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $20,977.
Education (adults 25+)
38.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 25.0%
- Never married
- 55.6%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.56
- Dual-income families
- 29.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.3%
- Rent burden
- 51.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.3%
- Unemployment
- 12.7%
- Self-employed
- 18.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.8%
- Veterans
- 3.0%
- With a disability
- 22.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 8.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.