ZIP 48238 · Detroit
Who lives in ZIP code 48238 (Detroit, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People24,731
Median age36.0
Household income$33,315
Home value$70,675
Median rent$1,010/mo
Poverty35.0%
College degree+13.5%
Commute28 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
- 1,768 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,251
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 73.3% are adults.
Household income
10.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,526.
Education (adults 25+)
39.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 16.5%
- Never married
- 59.7%
- Divorced
- 17.5%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 3.65
- Dual-income families
- 35.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 47.0%
- Rent burden
- 57.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.8%
- Unemployment
- 19.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.8%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 21.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.