ZIP Code 48204

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 19,723
Median household income: $32,875
Median home value: $53,600

ZIP Code 48204 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 19,723 residents. The median household income of $32,875 is below the Wayne County median ($59,521).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48204's population declined 17.6% from 23,927 to 19,723, while its median gross rent rose 25.6% from $772 to $970.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 85.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,723
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $32,875
Median home value: $53,600
Median gross rent: $970
Housing units: 13,691
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 17.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,92719,723

Median household income

$24,283$32,875

Median home value

$33,300$53,600

Median gross rent

$772$970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,927	$24,283	$33,300	$772
2020	23,528	$24,554	$35,500	$792
2021	22,218	$27,609	$41,700	$861
2022	20,365	$29,224	$46,600	$931
2023	19,723	$32,875	$53,600	$970

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,452	7.4%
5 to 17	3,017	15.3%
18 to 24	1,765	8.9%
25 to 34	2,415	12.2%
35 to 44	2,132	10.8%
45 to 54	2,681	13.6%
55 to 64	2,558	13.0%
65 to 74	1,921	9.7%
75 and over	1,782	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	703	3.6%
Black or African American	16,910	85.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	144	0.7%
Asian	7	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	899	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,057	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,326	17.2%
High school graduate	4,904	36.4%
Some college or associate's	4,887	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	794	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	578	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit12.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,904	63.1%
Carpooled	551	8.9%
Public transit	777	12.6%
Walked	140	2.3%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	603	9.7%
Other means	209	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	996	17.8%
15 to 29 min	2,587	46.3%
30 to 44 min	1,108	19.8%
45 to 59 min	311	5.6%
60+ min	580	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 36.4% (7,141 of 19,602)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,305	50.2%
Nonfamily households	4,278	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,583	62.7%
Vacant	5,108	37.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,502	52.5%
Renter-occupied	4,081	47.5%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units23.5%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,411	61.4%
1-unit, attached	1,006	7.3%
2 to 4 units	3,217	23.5%
5 to 19 units	583	4.3%
20 or more units	412	3.0%
Mobile home & other	62	0.5%

ZIP Code 48204

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