ZIP Code 48208

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 7,904
Median household income: $29,742
Median home value: $186,700

ZIP Code 48208 (Wayne County, Michigan) is home to about 7,904 residents. Its median household income of $29,742 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48208's population declined 12.4% from 9,026 to 7,904, while its median gross rent rose 34.1% from $628 to $842.

32.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,904
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $29,742
Median home value: $186,700
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 5,226
Homeownership rate: 34.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0267,904

Median household income

$20,364$29,742

Median home value

$74,500$186,700

Median gross rent

$628$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,026	$20,364	$74,500	$628
2020	9,134	$20,185	$117,300	$623
2021	8,357	$23,827	$132,300	$712
2022	7,827	$24,046	$162,700	$789
2023	7,904	$29,742	$186,700	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3422.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	427	5.4%
5 to 17	855	10.8%
18 to 24	691	8.7%
25 to 34	1,740	22.0%
35 to 44	899	11.4%
45 to 54	602	7.6%
55 to 64	1,511	19.1%
65 to 74	733	9.3%
75 and over	446	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,784	22.6%
Black or African American	5,252	66.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	97	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	328	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	437	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.1%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,252	21.1%
High school graduate	1,497	25.2%
Some college or associate's	1,605	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,069	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	508	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit8.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,829	60.5%
Carpooled	114	3.8%
Public transit	257	8.5%
Walked	60	2.0%
Bicycle	29	1.0%
Worked from home	552	18.2%
Other means	184	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	896	36.2%
15 to 29 min	889	35.9%
30 to 44 min	422	17.1%
45 to 59 min	93	3.8%
60+ min	173	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 34.3% (2,649 of 7,728)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,247	31.6%
Nonfamily households	2,697	68.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,944	75.5%
Vacant	1,282	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,372	34.8%
Renter-occupied	2,572	65.2%

1-unit, detached32.1%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units19.2%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units33.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,680	32.1%
1-unit, attached	368	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1,005	19.2%
5 to 19 units	444	8.5%
20 or more units	1,729	33.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 48208

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