ZIP Code 48224

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 38,771
Median household income: $42,963
Median home value: $77,900

ZIP Code 48224 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 38,771 residents. At $42,963, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48224's population declined 6.5% from 41,453 to 38,771, while its median gross rent rose 27.1% from $954 to $1,213.

Households average 2.85 people. The median gross rent is $1,213.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,771
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $42,963
Median home value: $77,900
Median gross rent: $1,213
Housing units: 16,786
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 16.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,45338,771

Median household income

$35,429$42,963

Median home value

$46,400$77,900

Median gross rent

$954$1,213

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,453	$35,429	$46,400	$954
2020	42,200	$35,966	$49,100	$962
2021	38,824	$37,206	$50,900	$1,011
2022	38,193	$41,011	$65,900	$1,143
2023	38,771	$42,963	$77,900	$1,213

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

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,789	9.8%
5 to 17	8,038	20.7%
18 to 24	3,263	8.4%
25 to 34	5,677	14.6%
35 to 44	4,693	12.1%
45 to 54	4,512	11.6%
55 to 64	4,548	11.7%
65 to 74	2,861	7.4%
75 and over	1,390	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,041	7.8%
Black or African American	34,218	88.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	152	0.4%
Asian	58	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.1%
Two or more races	860	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	396	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,695	15.6%
High school graduate	8,478	35.8%
Some college or associate's	8,078	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,146	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,284	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit5.7%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,173	68.6%
Carpooled	1,667	12.5%
Public transit	768	5.7%
Walked	137	1.0%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	1,250	9.4%
Other means	368	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,165	17.9%
15 to 29 min	5,050	41.7%
30 to 44 min	2,909	24.0%
45 to 59 min	1,083	8.9%
60+ min	911	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 32.6% (12,504 of 38,410)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,452	62.7%
Nonfamily households	5,019	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,471	80.3%
Vacant	3,315	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,293	54.1%
Renter-occupied	6,178	45.9%

1-unit, detached83.2%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,965	83.2%
1-unit, attached	1,294	7.7%
2 to 4 units	666	4.0%
5 to 19 units	596	3.6%
20 or more units	239	1.4%
Mobile home & other	26	0.2%

ZIP Code 48224

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