ZIP 48229 · Ecorse
Who lives in ZIP code 48229 (Ecorse, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ecorse, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People9,061
Median age34.9
Household income$40,264
Home value$65,704
Median rent$840/mo
Poverty29.4%
College degree+8.4%
Commute23 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
- 1,235 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,611
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.5% are 65 or older; 74.7% are adults.
Household income
10.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,915.
Education (adults 25+)
53.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 23.7%
- Never married
- 50.7%
- Divorced
- 18.1%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.50
- Dual-income families
- 45.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.1%
- Rent burden
- 43.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.4%
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 25.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.