Median household income (1999): $31,367
Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,819
| This zip code | $29,819 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48089, 48213, 48224, 48021, 48225, 48215.
Housing units in zip code 48205 with a mortgage: 8,994 (680 second mortgage, 886 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,777
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $737
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $276
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 29.3% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 14.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 25
- 1995 to 1998: 85
- 1990 to 1994: 55
- 1980 to 1989: 219
- 1970 to 1979: 1,002
- 1960 to 1969: 2,650
- 1950 to 1959: 7,241
- 1940 to 1949: 7,237
- 1939 or earlier: 3,272
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, MI (48205):
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- no bedroom: 29
- 1 bedrooms: 419
- 2 bedrooms: 3,177
- 3 bedrooms: 7,087
- 4 bedrooms: 1,527
- 5 or more bedrooms: 341
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 290
- 1 bedrooms: 1,345
- 2 bedrooms: 2,527
- 3 bedrooms: 2,411
- 4 bedrooms: 599
- 5 or more bedrooms: 155
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Vehicles available in 48205 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 1,190
- 1 vehicle: 5,242
- 2 vehicles: 4,497
- 3 vehicles: 1,197
- 4 vehicles: 349
- 5 or more vehicles: 105
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 2,389
- 1 vehicle: 3,469
- 2 vehicles: 1,168
- 3 vehicles: 224
- 4 vehicles: 38
- 5 or more vehicles: 39
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 48205:
- Less than $10,000: 144
- $10,000 to $14,999: 112
- $15,000 to $19,999: 258
- $20,000 to $24,999: 308
- $25,000 to $29,999: 404
- $30,000 to $34,999: 523
- $35,000 to $39,999: 632
- $40,000 to $49,999: 1248
- $50,000 to $59,999: 1795
- $60,000 to $69,999: 1920
- $70,000 to $79,999: 1808
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1399
- $90,000 to $99,999: 676
- $100,000 to $124,999: 313
- $125,000 to $149,999: 115
- $150,000 to $174,999: 42
- $175,000 to $199,999: 26
- $200,000 to $249,999: 21
- $250,000 to $299,999: 6
- $300,000 to $399,999: 10
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48205:
- Less than $100: 171
- $100 to $149: 33
- $150 to $199: 64
- $200 to $249: 148
- $250 to $299: 355
- $300 to $349: 1029
- $350 to $399: 1677
- $400 to $449: 1054
- $450 to $499: 852
- $500 to $549: 576
- $550 to $599: 441
- $600 to $649: 353
- $650 to $699: 210
- $700 to $749: 69
- $750 to $799: 22
- $800 to $899: 13
- $1,250 to $1,499: 7
- No cash rent: 186
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,441
- Black or African American householders: $88,862
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $190,098
- Asian householders: $85,769
- Some other race householders: $85,487
- Two or more races householders: $108,265
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $67,349
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 17,560
- One, attached: 917
- Two: 1,623
- 3 or 4: 365
- 5 to 9: 267
- 10 to 19: 510
- 20 to 49: 326
- 50 or more: 75
- Mobile homes: 117
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 14,259 (67%)
- Carpooled: 3,719 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2,102 (10%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 47 (0%)
- Taxi: 92 (0%)
- Bicycle: 32 (0%)
- Walked: 440 (2%)
- Other means: 192 (1%)
- Worked at home: 412 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 226
- 5 to 9 minutes: 861
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1617
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3180
- 20 to 24 minutes: 4021
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1739
- 30 to 34 minutes: 4144
- 35 to 39 minutes: 529
- 40 to 44 minutes: 688
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1841
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1214
- 90 or more minutes: 823
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 67,006
- In family households: 61,374 (6,436 male householders, 8,963 female householders)
6,419 spouses, 28,910 children (26,777 natural, 739 adopted, 1,394 stepchildren), 3,559 grandchildren, 1,495 brothers or sisters, 653 parents, 1,968 other relatives, 2,971 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,632 (2,484 male householders (2,002 living alone)), 2,085 female householders (1,722 living alone)), 1,063 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 223 (162 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,707 2-persons, 3,581 3-persons, 3,216 4-persons, 2,228 5-persons, 1,250 6-persons, 1,417 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,724 1-person, 681 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
8,307 married couples with children.
13,520 single-parent households (1,462 men, 12,058 women).
93.3% of residents of 48205 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 20% well, 11% not well, 1% not at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 21% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% very well, 36% well, 22% not well, 5% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 11% well, 5% not well, 4% not at all).
Foreign born population: 2,201 (3.3%)
(46.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Laos (29%)
- Thailand (22%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Italy (4%)
- India (4%)
- Canada (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 354
- 1990 to 1994: 514
- 1985 to 1989: 299
- 1980 to 1984: 351
- 1975 to 1979: 223
- 1970 to 1974: 182
- 1970 to 1974: 21
- 1965 to 1969: 257
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 45059
- Polish: 1248
- German: 1133
- Subsaharan African:: 1078
- African: 1044
- Italian: 798
- Irish: 519
- United States or American: 463
- English: 321
- Arab:: 257
- French (except Basque): 238
- French Canadian: 140
- Arab/Arabic: 125
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 122
- Lebanese: 111
- Jamaican: 95
- Belgian: 89
- Swedish: 76
- Dutch: 66
- Slovak: 64
- Scottish: 61
- Albanian: 53
- Hungarian: 44
- Scotch-Irish: 42
- Ukrainian: 42
- Nigerian: 34
- Canadian: 33
- Danish: 31
- Russian: 26
- Serbian: 22
- Bulgarian: 22
- Yugoslavian: 21
- German Russian: 21
- Greek: 21
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 19
- European: 17
- Norwegian: 15
- Iraqi: 12
- Czech: 12
- Haitian: 10
- Maltese: 10
- Finnish: 10
- Syrian: 9
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9
- Barbadian: 8
- Armenian: 7
- Romanian: 6
- Austrian: 6
- Croatian: 5
- Lithuanian: 5
- Australian: 4
- Scandinavian: 4

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48205 not listed on the city page:- COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 829; Location: 18025 BROCK STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HEILMANN SCHOOL (Students: 770; Location: 15510 E. STATE FAIR, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 749; Location: 19725 STRASBURG STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- WILKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 703; Location: 12400 NASHVILLE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- RICHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 616; Location: 13840 LAPPIN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- BREWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 611; Location: 12450 HAYES STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- VON STEUBEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 548; Location: 12300 LINNHURST STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- FLEMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 546; Location: 18501 WALTHAM STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- MCGREGOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 509; Location: 16206 EDMORE DRIVE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- TRIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 501; Location: 13700 BRINGARD DRIVE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- MAAT IMHOTEP TECHNICAL ACADEMY (Students: 481; Location: 12700 GROVER STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- GENESIS (Students: 444; Location: 20045 JOANNE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 08)
- FINE & PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY--EAST (Students: 423; Location: 17201 ANNOTT STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- GENESIS CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SC (Students: 261; Location: 20045 JOANN, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 8)
- MT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 17100 CHALMERS, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 8)
- FAIRVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 14142 FORDHAM, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 1 - 6)
- ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE INC (Students: 69; Location: 11560 E MCNICHOLS, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 5)
- FAIRVIEW CHRSTN EARLY LNG CTR (Students: 40; Location: 14142 FORDHAM, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST JUDE'S HOME FOR BOYS (Students: 10; Location: 15255 MAYFIELD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: UG - UG; Boys only)
- TENDER CARE LRN CTR (Students: 9; Location: 12015 E MCNICHOLS, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - KG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MAAT IMHOTEP TECHNICAL ACADEMY (12700 GROVER in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-03239
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ROBINSON WILLIAM ELEM SCHOOL
- BREWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12450 HAYES STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07207
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: BREWER ELEM SCHOOL
- BURBANK MIDDLE SCHOOL (15600 E STATE FAIR in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00448
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MCGREGOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (16206 EDMORE DRIVE in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02474
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: MCGREGOR ELEM SCHOOL
- FLEMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (18501 WALTHAM STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01248
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: FLEMING ELEM SCHOOL
- DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (18025 BROCK in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06095
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL
- 3M DETROIT (11900 E. 8 MILE RD. in DETROIT, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ABRASIVE PRODUCTS
Organizations: 3M COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MICHIGAN ABRASIVE COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: 3M CO. DETROIT, 3M CO. DETROIT, 3M DETROIT-INDUSTRIAL ABRASIVES DIV, DETROIT ABRASIVES 3M
- FINE & PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY--EAST (17201 ANNOTT STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07853
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HEILMANN SCHOOL (15510 E. STATE FAIR in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-09121
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GENESIS (20045 JOANNE in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-09126
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARCRAFTERS (12376 GRATIOT in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DACHNOWSKI MARK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARCTIC MAINTENANCE INC (20000 HOOVER RD in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MEHDI GAS MART INC (13033 E 7 MILE RD in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MAJED MASSAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DRAGON FILL UP INC
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 52562
- Northeast: 861
- Midwest: 1733
- South: 9231
- West: 456
56% of the 48205 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 65,127. Population change in the 1990s: +1,885 (+2.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,289
| Here: | 9.0% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 270
| Here: | 5.0% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 476
| Here: | 20.6% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- DARNELL HARRIS (18645 WALTHAM ST in DETROIT, MI; small business)
$5,400 with Army for Chaplain Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- HARRIS, LISA (18645 WALTHAM in DETROIT, MI; small business)
$4,200 with Army for Services -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
- HARRIS, YONLONDA (18645 WALTHAM DR in DETROIT, MI; small business)
$2,600 with Army for Services -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 7 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 7 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 8)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 129 people in nursing homes
- 59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 36 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in religious group quarters
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