ZIP Code 48228

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 52,719
Median household income: $31,485
Median home value: $55,100

Covering part of Wayne County, Michigan, ZIP Code 48228 has about 52,719 residents. Its median household income of $31,485 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48228's population declined 6.3% from 56,262 to 52,719, while its median gross rent rose 26.0% from $862 to $1,086.

69.3% of workers drive to work alone. 79.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,719
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $31,485
Median home value: $55,100
Median gross rent: $1,086
Housing units: 22,620
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 15.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,26252,719

Median household income

$27,337$31,485

Median home value

$34,700$55,100

Median gross rent

$862$1,086

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,262	$27,337	$34,700	$862
2020	57,698	$27,833	$33,600	$887
2021	57,005	$31,330	$39,300	$949
2022	54,670	$33,229	$48,700	$1,032
2023	52,719	$31,485	$55,100	$1,086

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,078	9.6%
5 to 17	10,829	20.5%
18 to 24	5,354	10.2%
25 to 34	8,525	16.2%
35 to 44	4,745	9.0%
45 to 54	6,569	12.5%
55 to 64	5,390	10.2%
65 to 74	4,071	7.7%
75 and over	2,158	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,691	16.5%
Black or African American	37,688	71.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	112	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	322	0.6%
Two or more races	2,573	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,303	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,044	22.4%
High school graduate	10,842	34.5%
Some college or associate's	10,172	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,047	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,353	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit6.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,729	69.3%
Carpooled	2,494	14.7%
Public transit	1,061	6.3%
Walked	95	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	881	5.2%
Other means	658	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,652	22.8%
15 to 29 min	7,083	44.2%
30 to 44 min	3,446	21.5%
45 to 59 min	891	5.6%
60+ min	965	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 39.3% (20,658 of 52,525)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,054	58.2%
Nonfamily households	7,925	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,979	83.9%
Vacant	3,641	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,430	49.7%
Renter-occupied	9,549	50.3%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,000	79.6%
1-unit, attached	827	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1,203	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,649	7.3%
20 or more units	796	3.5%
Mobile home & other	145	0.6%

ZIP Code 48228

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