ZIP Code 48226

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 6,893
Median household income: $69,813
Median home value: $307,700

ZIP Code 48226 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 6,893 residents. The median household income of $69,813 is above the Wayne County median ($59,521).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48226's population declined 3.6% from 7,150 to 6,893, while its median gross rent rose 24.2% from $1,380 to $1,714.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 44.5% of the population. 53.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,893
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $69,813
Median home value: $307,700
Median gross rent: $1,714
Housing units: 5,160
Homeownership rate: 9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1506,893

Median household income

$64,509$69,813

Median home value

$256,300$307,700

Median gross rent

$1,380$1,714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,150	$64,509	$256,300	$1,380
2020	7,324	$70,812	$258,900	$1,440
2021	6,668	$75,236	$265,900	$1,610
2022	6,926	$71,875	$293,900	$1,667
2023	6,893	$69,813	$307,700	$1,714

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 170.5%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3437.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	1.3%
5 to 17	37	0.5%
18 to 24	979	14.2%
25 to 34	2,549	37.0%
35 to 44	957	13.9%
45 to 54	675	9.8%
55 to 64	702	10.2%
65 to 74	672	9.7%
75 and over	232	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,707	39.3%
Black or African American	3,065	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	405	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	102	1.5%
Two or more races	310	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	294	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	397	6.9%
High school graduate	930	16.1%
Some college or associate's	1,409	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,593	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,458	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone53.6%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit1.7%

Walked17.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home23.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,136	53.6%
Carpooled	58	1.5%
Public transit	69	1.7%
Walked	713	17.9%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	946	23.7%
Other means	51	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,200	39.5%
15 to 29 min	1,222	40.2%
30 to 44 min	421	13.8%
45 to 59 min	111	3.7%
60+ min	86	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.32
Poverty rate: 17.1% (945 of 5,518)

	Count	Share
Family households	645	15.5%
Nonfamily households	3,504	84.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,149	80.4%
Vacant	1,011	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	378	9.1%
Renter-occupied	3,771	90.9%

1-unit, detached2.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units93.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	103	2.0%
1-unit, attached	59	1.1%
2 to 4 units	64	1.2%
5 to 19 units	89	1.7%
20 or more units	4,845	93.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 48226

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