ZIP Code 48203

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 20,472
Median household income: $35,108
Median home value: $76,100

ZIP Code 48203 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 20,472 residents. Its median household income of $35,108 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48203's population declined 11.2% from 23,063 to 20,472, while its median gross rent rose 22.0% from $655 to $799.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 85.5% of the population. 65.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,472
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $35,108
Median home value: $76,100
Median gross rent: $799
Housing units: 13,591
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 15.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,06320,472

Median household income

$21,834$35,108

Median home value

$45,300$76,100

Median gross rent

$655$799

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,063	$21,834	$45,300	$655
2020	22,901	$26,744	$49,100	$671
2021	21,253	$29,881	$51,500	$711
2022	20,584	$34,610	$61,100	$764
2023	20,472	$35,108	$76,100	$799

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,158	5.7%
5 to 17	3,355	16.4%
18 to 24	1,686	8.2%
25 to 34	2,722	13.3%
35 to 44	2,113	10.3%
45 to 54	2,575	12.6%
55 to 64	3,220	15.7%
65 to 74	1,860	9.1%
75 and over	1,783	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,702	8.3%
Black or African American	17,494	85.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.2%
Asian	82	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.0%
Two or more races	783	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	369	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,095	14.7%
High school graduate	4,537	31.8%
Some college or associate's	4,886	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,654	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,101	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit9.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,823	65.2%
Carpooled	620	8.4%
Public transit	700	9.5%
Walked	165	2.2%
Bicycle	189	2.6%
Worked from home	740	10.0%
Other means	157	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,269	19.1%
15 to 29 min	3,388	50.9%
30 to 44 min	1,269	19.1%
45 to 59 min	303	4.6%
60+ min	425	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 37.7% (7,598 of 20,179)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,936	46.1%
Nonfamily households	4,608	53.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,544	62.9%
Vacant	5,047	37.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,173	48.8%
Renter-occupied	4,371	51.2%

1-unit, detached60.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units20.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,156	60.0%
1-unit, attached	309	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1,388	10.2%
5 to 19 units	868	6.4%
20 or more units	2,815	20.7%
Mobile home & other	55	0.4%

ZIP Code 48203

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