ZIP Code 48219

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 45,788
Median household income: $43,882
Median home value: $84,500

ZIP Code 48219 (Wayne County, Michigan) is home to about 45,788 residents. Its median household income of $43,882 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48219's population declined 3.9% from 47,632 to 45,788, while its median gross rent rose 20.2% from $863 to $1,037.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $1,037.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,788
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $43,882
Median home value: $84,500
Median gross rent: $1,037
Housing units: 20,815
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 14.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,63245,788

Median household income

$34,452$43,882

Median home value

$49,900$84,500

Median gross rent

$863$1,037

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,632	$34,452	$49,900	$863
2020	45,503	$38,107	$55,700	$889
2021	43,749	$39,179	$62,600	$924
2022	44,595	$41,312	$74,000	$1,024
2023	45,788	$43,882	$84,500	$1,037

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,212	7.0%
5 to 17	8,114	17.7%
18 to 24	3,290	7.2%
25 to 34	6,665	14.6%
35 to 44	5,475	12.0%
45 to 54	5,652	12.3%
55 to 64	5,727	12.5%
65 to 74	4,933	10.8%
75 and over	2,720	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,449	5.3%
Black or African American	40,435	88.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.1%
Asian	97	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	605	1.3%
Two or more races	1,602	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	541	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,020	12.9%
High school graduate	10,851	34.8%
Some college or associate's	12,139	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,589	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,573	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit5.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,170	66.2%
Carpooled	1,755	11.4%
Public transit	854	5.6%
Walked	158	1.0%
Bicycle	57	0.4%
Worked from home	1,754	11.4%
Other means	611	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,591	11.7%
15 to 29 min	6,666	49.0%
30 to 44 min	3,434	25.2%
45 to 59 min	853	6.3%
60+ min	1,061	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 27.3% (12,303 of 45,146)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,092	56.3%
Nonfamily households	7,847	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,939	86.2%
Vacant	2,876	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,144	56.5%
Renter-occupied	7,795	43.5%

1-unit, detached79.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,515	79.3%
1-unit, attached	370	1.8%
2 to 4 units	453	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1,326	6.4%
20 or more units	2,115	10.2%
Mobile home & other	36	0.2%

ZIP Code 48219

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