ZIP 48235 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48235 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People45,600
Median age39.3
Household income$39,265
Home value$91,190
Median rent$1,169/mo
Poverty31.5%
College degree+14.9%
Commute24 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
- 2,819 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,654
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.3% are 65 or older; 75.2% are adults.
Household income
14.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,156.
Education (adults 25+)
38.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 17.6%
- Never married
- 55.8%
- Divorced
- 18.0%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 34.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.5%
- Rent burden
- 47.2%
- Men / women
- 42% / 58%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.5%
- Unemployment
- 13.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.8%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.