ZIP Code 48202

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 14,792
Median household income: $36,536
Median home value: $193,700

ZIP Code 48202 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 14,792 residents. At $36,536, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48202's population declined 6.5% from 15,816 to 14,792, while its median gross rent rose 33.0% from $672 to $894.

The typical home was built around 1938. 29.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,792
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,536
Median home value: $193,700
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 10,078
Homeownership rate: 30.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,81614,792

Median household income

$26,939$36,536

Median home value

$117,500$193,700

Median gross rent

$672$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,816	$26,939	$117,500	$672
2020	15,611	$28,768	$133,200	$721
2021	15,029	$31,269	$164,900	$762
2022	14,617	$34,244	$187,800	$842
2023	14,792	$36,536	$193,700	$894

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 2422.0%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	483	3.3%
5 to 17	1,246	8.4%
18 to 24	3,261	22.0%
25 to 34	2,866	19.4%
35 to 44	1,399	9.5%
45 to 54	1,609	10.9%
55 to 64	1,841	12.4%
65 to 74	1,342	9.1%
75 and over	745	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,866	26.1%
Black or African American	8,843	59.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96	0.6%
Asian	903	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	71	0.5%
Some other race	107	0.7%
Two or more races	451	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	455	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree23.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	842	8.6%
High school graduate	2,068	21.1%
Some college or associate's	3,130	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,263	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,499	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone58.6%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit4.5%

Walked14.1%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,004	58.6%
Carpooled	494	7.2%
Public transit	308	4.5%
Walked	961	14.1%
Bicycle	97	1.4%
Worked from home	888	13.0%
Other means	86	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,015	33.9%
15 to 29 min	2,205	37.1%
30 to 44 min	1,163	19.5%
45 to 59 min	238	4.0%
60+ min	329	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.73
Poverty rate: 29.4% (3,814 of 12,969)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,027	27.3%
Nonfamily households	5,410	72.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,437	73.8%
Vacant	2,641	26.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,241	30.1%
Renter-occupied	5,196	69.9%

1-unit, detached25.4%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units42.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,556	25.4%
1-unit, attached	912	9.0%
2 to 4 units	1,452	14.4%
5 to 19 units	876	8.7%
20 or more units	4,248	42.2%
Mobile home & other	34	0.3%

ZIP Code 48202

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