ZIP Code 48234

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 32,406
Median household income: $36,473
Median home value: $57,100

ZIP Code 48234 (Wayne County, Michigan) is home to about 32,406 residents. At $36,473, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48234's population declined 5.5% from 34,307 to 32,406, while its median gross rent rose 13.9% from $847 to $965.

Households average 2.62 people. The median gross rent is $965.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,406
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $36,473
Median home value: $57,100
Median gross rent: $965
Housing units: 15,688
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 15.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,30732,406

Median household income

$28,935$36,473

Median home value

$37,600$57,100

Median gross rent

$847$965

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,307	$28,935	$37,600	$847
2020	33,969	$31,046	$43,600	$830
2021	33,555	$33,583	$46,500	$890
2022	32,402	$35,667	$51,200	$927
2023	32,406	$36,473	$57,100	$965

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,021	6.2%
5 to 17	6,284	19.4%
18 to 24	3,001	9.3%
25 to 34	4,792	14.8%
35 to 44	3,215	9.9%
45 to 54	3,913	12.1%
55 to 64	3,878	12.0%
65 to 74	3,535	10.9%
75 and over	1,767	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	959	3.0%
Black or African American	30,507	94.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.1%
Asian	189	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	0.1%
Two or more races	463	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	198	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,406	16.1%
High school graduate	9,260	43.9%
Some college or associate's	6,115	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,530	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	789	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit7.7%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,613	72.4%
Carpooled	780	7.4%
Public transit	811	7.7%
Walked	281	2.7%
Bicycle	13	0.1%
Worked from home	529	5.0%
Other means	487	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,842	18.4%
15 to 29 min	4,776	47.8%
30 to 44 min	2,028	20.3%
45 to 59 min	624	6.2%
60+ min	715	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 35.6% (11,440 of 32,168)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,100	57.8%
Nonfamily households	5,193	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,293	78.4%
Vacant	3,395	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,704	54.5%
Renter-occupied	5,589	45.5%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,256	84.5%
1-unit, attached	231	1.5%
2 to 4 units	457	2.9%
5 to 19 units	698	4.4%
20 or more units	909	5.8%
Mobile home & other	137	0.9%

ZIP Code 48234

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