ZIP Code 48197

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Population: 65,911
Median household income: $70,913
Median home value: $274,100

ZIP Code 48197 (Washtenaw County, Michigan) is home to about 65,911 residents. At $70,913, its median household income sits below Washtenaw County's $87,156.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48197's population declined 3.2% from 68,108 to 65,911, while its median gross rent rose 23.4% from $975 to $1,203.

46.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,911
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,913
Median home value: $274,100
Median gross rent: $1,203
Housing units: 28,649
Homeownership rate: 53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,10865,911

Median household income

$61,341$70,913

Median home value

$197,400$274,100

Median gross rent

$975$1,203

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,108	$61,341	$197,400	$975
2020	67,335	$62,138	$210,900	$1,022
2021	67,037	$63,676	$226,700	$1,068
2022	66,422	$67,521	$258,500	$1,137
2023	65,911	$70,913	$274,100	$1,203

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2416.1%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,656	5.5%
5 to 17	9,406	14.3%
18 to 24	10,611	16.1%
25 to 34	11,152	16.9%
35 to 44	9,262	14.1%
45 to 54	7,287	11.1%
55 to 64	7,001	10.6%
65 to 74	4,577	6.9%
75 and over	2,959	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,275	56.6%
Black or African American	15,294	23.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	122	0.2%
Asian	4,036	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	82	0.1%
Some other race	244	0.4%
Two or more races	3,858	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,000	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate16.8%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree20.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,689	6.4%
High school graduate	7,114	16.8%
Some college or associate's	12,687	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	10,953	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8,795	20.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit3.7%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,197	68.2%
Carpooled	2,845	8.7%
Public transit	1,203	3.7%
Walked	987	3.0%
Bicycle	245	0.8%
Worked from home	4,688	14.4%
Other means	364	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,373	22.9%
15 to 29 min	13,026	46.8%
30 to 44 min	5,220	18.7%
45 to 59 min	2,153	7.7%
60+ min	1,069	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 13.2% (8,106 of 61,593)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,772	50.4%
Nonfamily households	13,543	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,315	95.3%
Vacant	1,334	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,606	53.5%
Renter-occupied	12,709	46.5%

1-unit, detached48.8%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units24.5%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,979	48.8%
1-unit, attached	1,041	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2,510	8.8%
5 to 19 units	7,010	24.5%
20 or more units	2,725	9.5%
Mobile home & other	1,384	4.8%

ZIP Code 48197

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