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City: Detroit, MI
Wayne County, MI
Zip code population (2000): 38,895
Estimated zip code population in 2008: 37,525



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Houses and condos: 13,275
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,377
% of renters here:  54%
State:  26%

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in zip code 48209: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 5470 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008:
This zip code:  2.7% ($500)
Michigan:  2.0% ($1,461)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2008 in Detroit: $1,911 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2008 in Detroit: $1,200 (1.8%)

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Males: 20,626  (53.0%)
Females: 18,269  (47.0%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $44,618
48209:  $44,618
Michigan:  $151,300


According to our research of public records there were 58 registered sex offenders living in 48209 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  27.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48209, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,291 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $24,291
State:  $48,204

Salary/wage: $23,343 (reported on 90.0% of returns)
Here:  $23,343
State:  $42,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.4% for AGIs below $10k, 83.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $745 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
This zip code:  $745
Michigan:  $1,725
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,086 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,086
State:  $3,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,291 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
Here:  +$4,291
State:  +$8,532
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,734 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:  +$5,734
State:  +$9,547
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,615 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
48209:  $2,615
Michigan:  $2,875

Total itemized deductions: $13,259 (2% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)
Here:  $13,259
State:  $18,509
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,028 (4.0% of AGI, reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:  $2,028
Michigan:  $3,365

Here:  4.0% of AGI
State:  3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,404 (reported on 48.3% of returns)
48209:  $2,404
State:  $7,691
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,949 (reported on 32.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,949
State:  $1,737
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.5%
Here:  71%
State:  60%
(% for various income ranges: 68.2% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.5% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2008: $24,857
This zip code:  $24,857
Michigan:  $48,591
Detroit, MI (48209) map

Nearest zip codes: 48210, 48216, 48218, 48120, 48208, 48217.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  69.3%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  8.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 48209 with a mortgage: 1,514 (92 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,034


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $925

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $402

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  40.5%
Whole state:  14.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  18.5%
Whole state:  6.5%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.8
State:  4.1


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable location: City of Detroit Public Lighting Commission (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in zip code 48209 include: Clark Park (1), Riverside Park (2), Boyer Playground (3), Weiss Playground (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Infiniter Press (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2104 McKinstry Street).

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 148
  • 1995 to 1998: 40
  • 1990 to 1994: 11
  • 1980 to 1989: 242
  • 1970 to 1979: 455
  • 1960 to 1969: 671
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,619
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,636
  • 1939 or earlier: 7,473



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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, MI (48209):
  • no bedroom: 34
  • 1 bedrooms: 264
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,275
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,316
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,164
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 391


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 351
  • 1 bedrooms: 1,494
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,265
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,741
  • 4 bedrooms: 409
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 117



Vehicles available in 48209 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 912
  • 1 vehicle: 2,232
  • 2 vehicles: 1,575
  • 3 vehicles: 504
  • 4 vehicles: 157
  • 5 or more vehicles: 64


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 1,811
  • 1 vehicle: 3,007
  • 2 vehicles: 1,281
  • 3 vehicles: 172
  • 4 vehicles: 47
  • 5 or more vehicles: 59



Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

Zip code 48209 household income distribution in 2008

Zip code 48209 house/condo values in 2008


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 48209:

  • Less than $10,000: 230
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 151
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 254
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 247
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 275
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 302
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 297
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 483
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 428
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 403
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 331
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 225
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 158
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 215
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 25
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 14
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 16
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 56
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 19
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 10
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 3
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 2
 



48209 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 48209:

  • Less than $100: 37
  • $100 to $149: 75
  • $150 to $199: 123
  • $200 to $249: 77
  • $250 to $299: 279
  • $300 to $349: 630
  • $350 to $399: 847
  • $400 to $449: 925
  • $450 to $499: 868
  • $500 to $549: 430
  • $550 to $599: 230
  • $600 to $649: 114
  • $650 to $699: 61
  • $700 to $749: 42
  • $750 to $799: 44
  • $800 to $899: 23
  • $900 to $999: 17
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 18
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 10
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 3
  • $2,000 or more: 5
  • No cash rent: 382
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $28,381.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $36,961
  • Black or African American householders: $42,902
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $32,473
  • Asian householders: $200,385
  • Some other race householders: $52,142
  • Two or more races householders: $45,938
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $50,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $44,618 (it was $33,800 in 2000)
48209:  $44,618
Michigan:  $151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,100 - $117,100

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $57,058
Here:  $57,058
State:  $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $64,201
Here:  $64,201
State:  $162,147

In 2-unit structures: $54,529
Here:  $54,529
State:  $126,266

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,239
Here:  $67,239
State:  $150,474

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $100,473
Here:  $100,473
State:  $135,097

Mobile homes: $39,907
Here:  $39,907
State:  $39,606


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,157
  • One, attached: 896
  • Two: 2,562
  • 3 or 4: 837
  • 5 to 9: 277
  • 10 to 19: 324
  • 20 to 49: 559
  • 50 or more: 538
  • Mobile homes: 118
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27
48209 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,235 (50%)
  • Carpooled: 4,605 (37%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 435 (4%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%)
  • Taxi: 48 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 37 (0%)
  • Walked: 428 (3%)
  • Other means: 356 (3%)
  • Worked at home: 191 (2%)
 

48209 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 171
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1045
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1387
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1764
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1918
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 573
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2259
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 320
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 459
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1154
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 743
  • 90 or more minutes: 367
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 38,463

  • In family households: 33,920 (5,059 male householders, 3,228 female householders)
    4,681 spouses, 13,191 children (12,445 natural, 166 adopted, 580 stepchildren), 1,493 grandchildren, 1,553 brothers or sisters, 541 parents, 1,718 other relatives, 2,456 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,543 (1,936 male householders (1,520 living alone)), 1,596 female householders (1,342 living alone)), 1,011 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 189 (24 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,865 2-persons, 1,827 3-persons, 1,724 4-persons, 1,243 5-persons, 750 6-persons, 878 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,862 1-person, 506 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

6,358 married couples with children.
4,175 single-parent households (758 men, 3,417 women).

47.7% of residents of 48209 zip code speak English at home.
49.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 22% well, 21% not well, 19% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 18% well, 15% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 29% well, 10% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (53% very well, 30% well, 14% not well, 3% not at all).

Foreign born population: 11,114 (28.6%)
(20.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  28.6%
Whole state:  5.3%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (85%)
  • Honduras (2%)
  • Cuba (1%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • Dominican Republic (1%)
  • El Salvador (1%)
  • Other Western Asia (1%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 4,985
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,112
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,254
  • 1980 to 1984: 792
  • 1975 to 1979: 566
  • 1970 to 1974: 400
  • 1970 to 1974: 220
  • 1965 to 1969: 785

White population: 20,268
Black population: 3,506
American Indian population: 533
Asian population: 174
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 45
Some other race population: 12,285
Two or more races population: 2,084

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 23554
 United States or American: 1882
 Irish: 1097
 German: 902
 Polish: 735
 English: 475
 Italian: 409
 French (except Basque): 405
 Arab:: 393
 Hungarian: 277
 Arab/Arabic: 255
 Subsaharan African:: 207
 Maltese: 139
 Scottish: 120
 African: 111
 Dutch: 94
 French Canadian: 89
 Romanian: 88
 Nigerian: 81
 Lebanese: 74
 Scotch-Irish: 63
 Albanian: 61
 Lithuanian: 59
 Ukrainian: 54
 Russian: 51
 Finnish: 46
 Austrian: 42
 Czech: 38
 Canadian: 37
 Jordanian: 32
 Greek: 30
 Swedish: 30
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29
 European: 25
 Armenian: 21
 Brazilian: 17
 Zairian: 15
 Other Arab: 15
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 12
 Norwegian: 11
 Iraqi: 11
 Jamaican: 11
 Yugoslavian: 11
 Serbian: 10
 Iranian: 7
 Macedonian: 7
 Portuguese: 7
 Czechoslovakian: 7
 Palestinian: 6
 Dutch West Indian: 6
 Welsh: 6
 Slovak: 5
 British: 5
 Scandinavian: 5


Public high schools in zip code 48209 not listed on the city page:
  • WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,485; Location: 1500 SCOTTEN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • SOUTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 817; Location: 6921 W. FORT STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 09 - 12)

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Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48209 not listed on the city page:
  • ROBERO CLEMENTE ACADEMY (Students: 786; Location: 1551 BEARD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
  • EARHART MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 731; Location: 1000 SCOTTEN AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 634; Location: 2111 MULLANE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
  • MAYBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 632; Location: 4410 PORTER STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
  • PHOENIX ACADEMY (Students: 597; Location: 7735 LANE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • NEINAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 6021 MCMILLAN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
  • HARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 494; Location: 2400 CENTRAL STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY (Students: 460; Location: 8126 W. VERNOR HIGHWAY, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
  • HIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 416; Location: 9200 OLIVET STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CLIPPERT ACADEMY (Students: 382; Location: 1981 MCKINSTRY STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • CESAR CHAVEZ HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: 1761 WATERMAN, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 09 - 11)
  • BEARD ELEMENTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 73; Location: 840 WATERMAN, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:
  • HOLY REDEEMER ELEMENTARY (Students: 252; Location: 1711 JUNCTION, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 8)

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • DETROIT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (9300 WEST JEFFERSON AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1977-0007, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1978-0030, ICIS-05-1982-0056,
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
    Business NAICS classification: SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
    Organizations: DETROIT WASTEWATER TRMT PLT (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DETROIT WATER & SEWERAGE DEPAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: CITY OF DETROIT WASTE WATER SEWAGE TRMT, CITY OF DETROIT WATER AND SEWAGE, DETROIT WASTEWATER TRMT PLT, DETROIT WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPT, DETROIT WWTP
  • DETROIT COKE CORPORATION (7819 W JEFFERSON in DETROIT, MI)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1991-0136, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1989-0169, ICIS-05-1987-0491, ICIS-05-1986-0112,
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL; MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED; STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
    Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
    Organizations: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: MINERGY DETROIT LLC, MINERGY DETROIT, LLC
  • DETROIT EDISON, DELRAY POWER PLANT (6603 W. JEFFERSON in DETROIT, MI)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1994-0016, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1985-0464,
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; STEAM AND AIR-CONDITIONING SUPPLY; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
    Organizations: DETROIT EDISON COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: DETROIT EDISON CO DELRAY PWR PLT
  • EDW C LEVY COMPANY PLANT 1 (8800 DIX AVE in DETROIT, MI)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2003-0012, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED
    Alternative names: EDWARD C LEVY CO, LEVY EDW C CO PLT 1
  • DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (6921 W FORT in DETROIT, MI)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-03555
    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: SOUTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
  • EARHART MIDDLE SCHOOL (1000 SCOTTEN in DETROIT, MI)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00082
    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/OWNER) , DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BOSTWICK DRUMS (6771 BOSTWICK in DETROIT, MI)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1998-0797, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  • CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY (8126 W. VERNOR HIGHWAY in DETROIT, MI)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08347
  • BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1551 BEARD in DETROIT, MI)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00238
    Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BEARD ELEMENTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (840 WATERMAN in DETROIT, MI)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08987
    Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • DETROIT COKE (PO BOX 09229 in DETROIT, MI)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1998-0072, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS
  • CHEMSERVE CORP (9505 COPLAND in DETROIT, MI)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Alternative names: CHEM SERV CORP
  • ARVIN MERITOR OE LLC (6401 W FORT ST in DETROIT, MI)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: GMC FISHER BODY FORT STREET (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ATLANTIC FINANCIAL GRP LTD (CONTACT/OWNER) , SL EQUITIES INC (STUART LICHTER PRES) (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: SL WAREHOUSING DETROIT LTD


Median worth of mobile homes: $19,784

Zip code 48209 marital status for males
Zip code 48209 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (95%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19526
  • Northeast: 629
  • Midwest: 1213
  • South: 3528
  • West: 1223

57% of the 48209 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in Michigan.

Population in 1990: 38,839. Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+0.1%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 493
Here:  8.8%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 191
Here:  8.2%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 194
Here:  25.3%
Michigan:  16.5%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • WOLVERINE TURF DEVELOPMENT, IN (8046 W VERNOR in DETROIT, MI; small business): $443,510 in 6 contracts in 2004
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Tank Automotive Facilities by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $443,510; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $150,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
    $97,160, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2005-04-01.
    $82,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2005-01-28.
    $61,500 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2005-01-28.
  • IDEAL SHIELD LLC (2525 CLARK ST in DETROIT, MI; small business): $78,563 in 7 contracts from 2002 to 2006
    Contracts for Structural Shapes, Hardware, Commercial, Machining Centers and Way-Type Machines by Bureau of Land Management, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,192; 2003: $26,495; 2004: $35,615; 2005: $0; 2006: $10,261.

    Biggest contracts:
    $34,826 with Bureau of Land Management for Structural Shapes. Signed on 2004-03-02. Completion date: 2004-05-01.
    $14,464 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2003-09-16. Completion date: 2003-10-30.
    $10,261 with Army for Machining Centers and Way-Type Machines. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2006-03-30.
    $6,192 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2002-09-25. Completion date: 2002-10-24.
  • LOCKEMAN''S HARDWARE & BOATS I (7630 W JEFFERSON AVE in DETROIT, MI; small business)
    $3,842 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Installation of Equipment -- Engines, Turbines, and Components. Signed on 2003-01-16. Completion date: 2002-12-23.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 9)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 14)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 196 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 27 people in other group homes
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 16 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 13 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2 people in religious group quarters


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 9 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED10$73,719199$75,078241$65,54634$29,6562$126,92585$71,5360$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$85,95053$64,98562$68,4148$37,1880$019$75,4234$27,398
APPLICATIONS DENIED12$64,998202$71,793443$73,311145$32,7082$592,690130$66,6711$10,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN13$68,08620$90,781116$72,67913$52,9122$54,55016$95,3240$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$59,49527$65,14934$69,2951$68,0000$013$57,0740$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 9 full and 8 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED128$73,80526$85,15318$70,231
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED32$84,8026$78,0105$76,920
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$80,0000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN14$81,9590$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$31,0001$99,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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