ZIP Code 48205

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 32,466
Median household income: $40,612
Median home value: $55,700

ZIP Code 48205 (Wayne County, Michigan) is home to about 32,466 residents. Its median household income of $40,612 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48205's population declined 4.4% from 33,956 to 32,466, while its median gross rent rose 20.1% from $957 to $1,149.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 93.1% of the population. 73.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,466
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $40,612
Median home value: $55,700
Median gross rent: $1,149
Housing units: 17,102
Homeownership rate: 41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 16.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,95632,466

Median household income

$38,258$40,612

Median home value

$31,800$55,700

Median gross rent

$957$1,149

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,956	$38,258	$31,800	$957
2020	33,606	$37,756	$32,300	$989
2021	31,721	$39,988	$34,800	$1,042
2022	31,816	$42,671	$47,800	$1,123
2023	32,466	$40,612	$55,700	$1,149

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3421.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,105	6.5%
5 to 17	5,980	18.4%
18 to 24	3,212	9.9%
25 to 34	7,066	21.8%
35 to 44	4,481	13.8%
45 to 54	3,180	9.8%
55 to 64	3,281	10.1%
65 to 74	2,345	7.2%
75 and over	816	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,038	3.2%
Black or African American	30,232	93.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	285	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.1%
Two or more races	529	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	300	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,073	14.5%
High school graduate	8,322	39.3%
Some college or associate's	7,931	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,196	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	647	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit6.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,270	73.2%
Carpooled	1,770	14.0%
Public transit	793	6.3%
Walked	203	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	383	3.0%
Other means	240	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,197	17.9%
15 to 29 min	6,766	55.1%
30 to 44 min	2,369	19.3%
45 to 59 min	421	3.4%
60+ min	523	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 32.1% (10,302 of 32,058)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,533	51.2%
Nonfamily households	6,226	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,759	74.6%
Vacant	4,343	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,302	41.6%
Renter-occupied	7,457	58.4%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,982	87.6%
1-unit, attached	645	3.8%
2 to 4 units	427	2.5%
5 to 19 units	677	4.0%
20 or more units	302	1.8%
Mobile home & other	69	0.4%

ZIP Code 48205

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