Median household income (1999): $17,680
Estimated median household income in 2005: $16,808
| This zip code | $16,808 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48216, 48202, 48201, 48206, 48210, 48226.
Housing units in zip code 48208 with a mortgage: 401 (5 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 885
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $597
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $264
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 38.8% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 20.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Parks in zip code 48208 include: Ames Playground (1), Olympia Stadium (2), Scripps Park (3), Ewald Playground (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Hitsville USA (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2648 West Grand Boulevard).
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 67
- 1995 to 1998: 141
- 1990 to 1994: 83
- 1980 to 1989: 140
- 1970 to 1979: 701
- 1960 to 1969: 376
- 1950 to 1959: 819
- 1940 to 1949: 1,273
- 1939 or earlier: 2,990
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, MI (48208):
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 55
- 2 bedrooms: 316
- 3 bedrooms: 642
- 4 bedrooms: 478
- 5 or more bedrooms: 132
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 193
- 1 bedrooms: 1,149
- 2 bedrooms: 1,170
- 3 bedrooms: 779
- 4 bedrooms: 201
- 5 or more bedrooms: 60
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Vehicles available in 48208 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 476
- 1 vehicle: 608
- 2 vehicles: 421
- 3 vehicles: 101
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,639
- 1 vehicle: 1,462
- 2 vehicles: 359
- 3 vehicles: 56
- 4 vehicles: 11
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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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 48208:
- Less than $10,000: 196
- $10,000 to $14,999: 71
- $15,000 to $19,999: 159
- $20,000 to $24,999: 92
- $25,000 to $29,999: 51
- $30,000 to $34,999: 59
- $35,000 to $39,999: 62
- $40,000 to $49,999: 80
- $50,000 to $59,999: 116
- $60,000 to $69,999: 108
- $70,000 to $79,999: 38
- $80,000 to $89,999: 37
- $90,000 to $99,999: 37
- $100,000 to $124,999: 30
- $125,000 to $149,999: 93
- $150,000 to $174,999: 28
- $175,000 to $199,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 13
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48208:
- Less than $100: 23
- $100 to $149: 274
- $150 to $199: 260
- $200 to $249: 282
- $250 to $299: 479
- $300 to $349: 498
- $350 to $399: 482
- $400 to $449: 339
- $450 to $499: 347
- $500 to $549: 119
- $550 to $599: 111
- $600 to $649: 75
- $650 to $699: 28
- $700 to $749: 78
- $750 to $799: 15
- $800 to $899: 15
- No cash rent: 103
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $170,413
- Black or African American householders: $45,134
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $31,636
- Asian householders: $119,514
- Two or more races householders: $17,575
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,357
- One, attached: 676
- Two: 950
- 3 or 4: 682
- 5 to 9: 360
- 10 to 19: 246
- 20 to 49: 371
- 50 or more: 915
- Mobile homes: 33

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,160 (61%)
- Carpooled: 539 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 605 (17%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Bicycle: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 162 (5%)
- Worked at home: 83 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 74
- 5 to 9 minutes: 285
- 10 to 14 minutes: 446
- 15 to 19 minutes: 720
- 20 to 24 minutes: 550
- 25 to 29 minutes: 220
- 30 to 34 minutes: 448
- 35 to 39 minutes: 33
- 40 to 44 minutes: 117
- 45 to 59 minutes: 278
- 60 to 89 minutes: 155
- 90 or more minutes: 161
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,626
- In family households: 9,443 (944 male householders, 1,783 female householders)
802 spouses, 3,865 children (3,629 natural, 136 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 753 grandchildren, 308 brothers or sisters, 103 parents, 439 other relatives, 446 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,183 (1,340 male householders (1,045 living alone)), 1,237 female householders (1,093 living alone)), 606 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 534 (277 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 998 2-persons, 678 3-persons, 455 4-persons, 265 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 177 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,138 1-person, 355 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
609 married couples with children.
1,954 single-parent households (210 men, 1,744 women).
96.0% of residents of 48208 zip code speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 22% well, 14% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 21% well, 4% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% very well, 16% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
Foreign born population: 134 (1.0%)
(25.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (30%)
- Other Western Africa (27%)
- Iraq (13%)
- Jamaica (13%)
- Other Southern Europe (6%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Japan (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 43
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 8
- 1980 to 1984: 18
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1965 to 1969: 33
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 9076
- Subsaharan African:: 315
- African: 274
- Polish: 168
- United States or American: 148
- German: 135
- Irish: 103
- Italian: 91
- European: 49
- English: 25
- French Canadian: 25
- Canadian: 23
- Nigerian: 22
- Russian: 21
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 20
- Jamaican: 20
- Liberian: 19
- Danish: 15
- Other Arab: 12
- Arab:: 12
- Slovene: 9
- Welsh: 9
- Slovak: 8
- Maltese: 8
- French (except Basque): 8
- Albanian: 7
- Scottish: 7
- British: 6
- Hungarian: 5
- Scotch-Irish: 5
Public high schools in zip code 48208 not listed on the city page:- MURRAY-WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,569; Location: 2001 W. WARREN AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,374; Location: 2200 W. GRAND BOULEVARD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DETROIT CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 273; Location: 3500 MCGRAW STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48208 not listed on the city page:- UNIVERSITY AT PELHAM (Students: 730; Location: 2001 MLK JR BLVD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MCMICHAEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location: 6050 LINWOOD STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MULTICULTURAL ACADEMY (Students: 416; Location: 4700 VINEWOOD STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 08)
- GEORGE CROCKETT ACADEMY (Students: 409; Location: 4851 14TH STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 10)
- WOODWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 392; Location: 2900 WREFORD STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- FERGUSON ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WOMEN (Students: 389; Location: 2750 SELDEN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 12)
- WINGERT TRAINABLE CENTER (Students: 227; Location: 1851 W. GRAND BOULEVARD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- DETROIT LIONS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 118; Location: 1745 W. HANCOCK, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HANCOCK (Students: 61; Location: 1745 W HANCOCK, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- ST CASIMIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 131; Location: 3361 23RD STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 8)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HOSKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY (4445 LAWTON AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1986-0427, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS, EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM
Alternative names: LAWTON SITE
- COLUMBIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL (4700 VINEWOOD in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-04808
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARTER INDUSTRIALS INCORPORATED (4690 HUMBOLDT AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1986-0509, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1986-0293, ICIS-05-1990-0156, ICIS-05-1992-0273,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: CARTER IND INC, CARTER INDUSTRIAL ST COMMITTEE, CARTER SALVAGE CORP
- MCMICHAEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (6050 LINWOOD in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02493
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)
- EMCO CHEMICAL INCORPORATED (4470 LAWTON AVE. in DETROIT, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1985-0121, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 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: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES
- DETROIT CITY HIGH SCHOOL (3500 MCGRAW STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07529
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FERGUSON ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WOMEN (2750 SELDEN STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07097
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DETROIT LIONS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (1745 W. HANCOCK in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08925
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GEORGE CROCKETT ACADEMY (4851 14TH STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08635
- LAWTON PROPERTIES (4445 LAUWTON AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1996-0301, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES (5900 COMMONWEALTH AVE. in DETROIT, MI)
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: METAL HEAT TREATING; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
Business NAICS classification: METAL HEAT TREATING.; METAL HEAT TREATING.
Organizations: GARY SAYERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- DETROIT CITY OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (5600 WABASH STREET in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
Organizations: CITYOF DETROIT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DETROIT CITY OF DOT, DETROIT DEPT TRANSP
- MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (I-94 EB OVER RAMP TO I-94 WB in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE I-94 EB OVER RAMP I-94 WB


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9305
- Northeast: 205
- Midwest: 374
- South: 3018
- West: 95
61% of the 48208 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 14,925. Population change in the 1990s: -2,058 (-13.8%).
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): 118
| Here: | 6.9% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
| Here: | 5.6% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 110
| Here: | 23.3% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CREATIVE SCIENCE CENTERS, INC (6120 TRUMBULL AVENUE in DETROIT, MI; small business): $656,724 in 6 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Sewage and Waste Facilities, Custodial Janitorial Services, Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Army, Public Buildings Service Signed by year: 2000: $152,664; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $250,560; 2004: $253,500; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$219,560 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2003-05-30. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
$152,664 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2000-06-12. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
$126,500 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2004-12-08. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
$102,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-03. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
- DETROIT AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUT (1776 WEST WARREN in DETROIT, MI): $376,328 in 7 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Other Education and Training Services, Military Personnel Recruitment, Lodging - Hotel/Motel, Food Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $50,516; 2002: $80,494; 2003: $79,665; 2004: $70,920; 2005: $94,733; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$94,733 with Army for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2005-06-09. Completion date: 2005-06-24.
$71,749 with Army for Military Personnel Recruitment. Signed on 2002-06-10. Completion date: 2002-06-21.
$70,920 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-06-10. Completion date: 2004-06-18.
$70,920 with Army for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2003-06-13. Completion date: 2003-06-20.
- DETROIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER CO I (6318 14TH ST in DETROIT, MI; small business): $19,840 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2004
$15,000 with Army for Fire Protection Services. Signed on 2004-09-28. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$4,840 with Army for Fire Fighting Equipment. Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2001-10-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Industrial Launderers (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Temporary Shelters (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
Age and Sex of Sensory-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
- 125 people in nursing homes
- 121 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 121 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 112 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 73 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 72 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 39 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in other group homes
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