ZIP Code 48209

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 27,534
Median household income: $42,152
Median home value: $82,800

ZIP Code 48209 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 27,534 residents. At $42,152, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48209's population declined 12.9% from 31,624 to 27,534, while its median gross rent rose 24.3% from $678 to $843.

Owners occupy 58.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 30.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,534
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,152
Median home value: $82,800
Median gross rent: $843
Housing units: 11,020
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,62427,534

Median household income

$29,188$42,152

Median home value

$47,400$82,800

Median gross rent

$678$843

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,624	$29,188	$47,400	$678
2020	30,607	$32,367	$52,600	$726
2021	28,480	$34,104	$56,500	$758
2022	26,944	$37,222	$68,900	$800
2023	27,534	$42,152	$82,800	$843

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,991	7.2%
5 to 17	6,949	25.2%
18 to 24	2,996	10.9%
25 to 34	3,698	13.4%
35 to 44	3,686	13.4%
45 to 54	3,260	11.8%
55 to 64	2,600	9.4%
65 to 74	1,430	5.2%
75 and over	924	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,661	16.9%
Black or African American	1,522	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	35	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	360	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,931	76.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.5%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,155	39.5%
High school graduate	5,254	33.7%
Some college or associate's	2,692	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,111	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	386	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,981	75.3%
Carpooled	1,324	14.3%
Public transit	144	1.6%
Walked	75	0.8%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	490	5.3%
Other means	245	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,506	28.5%
15 to 29 min	3,273	37.3%
30 to 44 min	1,396	15.9%
45 to 59 min	950	10.8%
60+ min	660	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 30.1% (8,269 of 27,510)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,921	65.0%
Nonfamily households	3,190	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,111	82.7%
Vacant	1,909	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,334	58.5%
Renter-occupied	3,777	41.5%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,304	66.3%
1-unit, attached	805	7.3%
2 to 4 units	1,719	15.6%
5 to 19 units	368	3.3%
20 or more units	761	6.9%
Mobile home & other	63	0.6%

ZIP Code 48209

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