ZIP Code 48238

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan.

Population: 24,569
Median household income: $30,286
Median home value: $58,700

ZIP Code 48238 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 24,569 residents. The median household income of $30,286 is below the Wayne County median ($59,521).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48238's population declined 1.9% from 25,038 to 24,569, while its median gross rent rose 19.3% from $796 to $950.

The median gross rent is $950. 12.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,569
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $30,286
Median home value: $58,700
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 16,341
Homeownership rate: 47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 20.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,03824,569

Median household income

$25,730$30,286

Median home value

$42,100$58,700

Median gross rent

$796$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,038	$25,730	$42,100	$796
2020	25,259	$27,733	$41,000	$806
2021	24,927	$28,701	$45,400	$817
2022	24,565	$29,692	$51,400	$937
2023	24,569	$30,286	$58,700	$950

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,895	7.7%
5 to 17	4,713	19.2%
18 to 24	1,678	6.8%
25 to 34	3,863	15.7%
35 to 44	2,711	11.0%
45 to 54	3,165	12.9%
55 to 64	2,749	11.2%
65 to 74	2,287	9.3%
75 and over	1,508	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	331	1.3%
Black or African American	23,022	93.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	60	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	249	1.0%
Two or more races	754	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	150	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,552	15.7%
High school graduate	5,058	31.1%
Some college or associate's	6,601	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,381	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	691	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone57.3%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit9.5%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,576	57.3%
Carpooled	1,071	13.4%
Public transit	757	9.5%
Walked	346	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	987	12.4%
Other means	248	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,631	23.3%
15 to 29 min	2,778	39.7%
30 to 44 min	1,589	22.7%
45 to 59 min	357	5.1%
60+ min	643	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 35.8% (8,740 of 24,438)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,751	46.2%
Nonfamily households	5,538	53.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,289	63.0%
Vacant	6,052	37.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,842	47.1%
Renter-occupied	5,447	52.9%

1-unit, detached51.1%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units27.6%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,354	51.1%
1-unit, attached	1,324	8.1%
2 to 4 units	4,510	27.6%
5 to 19 units	818	5.0%
20 or more units	1,256	7.7%
Mobile home & other	79	0.5%

ZIP Code 48238

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