Median household income (1999): $25,020
Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,785
| This zip code | $23,785 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48230, 48224, 48214, 48213, 48205, 48225.
Housing units in zip code 48215 with a mortgage: 1,359 (87 second mortgage, 207 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,073
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $692
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $273
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 33.1% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 17.2% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 72
- 1995 to 1998: 119
- 1990 to 1994: 417
- 1980 to 1989: 367
- 1970 to 1979: 359
- 1960 to 1969: 723
- 1950 to 1959: 1,538
- 1940 to 1949: 1,734
- 1939 or earlier: 2,747
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, MI (48215):
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 124
- 2 bedrooms: 651
- 3 bedrooms: 1,384
- 4 bedrooms: 503
- 5 or more bedrooms: 217
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 211
- 1 bedrooms: 1,041
- 2 bedrooms: 1,211
- 3 bedrooms: 1,139
- 4 bedrooms: 255
- 5 or more bedrooms: 24
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Vehicles available in 48215 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 519
- 1 vehicle: 1,044
- 2 vehicles: 916
- 3 vehicles: 313
- 4 vehicles: 59
- 5 or more vehicles: 42
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,662
- 1 vehicle: 1,536
- 2 vehicles: 570
- 3 vehicles: 93
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 13
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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 48215:
- Less than $10,000: 236
- $10,000 to $14,999: 197
- $15,000 to $19,999: 168
- $20,000 to $24,999: 75
- $25,000 to $29,999: 116
- $30,000 to $34,999: 175
- $35,000 to $39,999: 117
- $40,000 to $49,999: 185
- $50,000 to $59,999: 116
- $60,000 to $69,999: 180
- $70,000 to $79,999: 124
- $80,000 to $89,999: 149
- $90,000 to $99,999: 88
- $100,000 to $124,999: 95
- $125,000 to $149,999: 59
- $150,000 to $174,999: 37
- $175,000 to $199,999: 73
- $200,000 to $249,999: 65
- $250,000 to $299,999: 78
- $300,000 to $399,999: 69
- $750,000 to $999,999: 22
- $1,000,000 or more: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48215:
- Less than $100: 125
- $100 to $149: 206
- $150 to $199: 286
- $200 to $249: 248
- $250 to $299: 418
- $300 to $349: 685
- $350 to $399: 656
- $400 to $449: 310
- $450 to $499: 237
- $500 to $549: 221
- $550 to $599: 91
- $600 to $649: 55
- $650 to $699: 43
- $700 to $749: 28
- $750 to $799: 9
- $800 to $899: 56
- $900 to $999: 47
- $1,000 to $1,249: 41
- No cash rent: 115
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,400
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $132,871
- Black or African American householders: $61,585
- Asian householders: $316,361
- Two or more races householders: $73,536
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $46,962
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,023
- One, attached: 664
- Two: 1,393
- 3 or 4: 319
- 5 to 9: 202
- 10 to 19: 394
- 20 to 49: 339
- 50 or more: 629
- Mobile homes: 113

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,927 (63%)
- Carpooled: 941 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 918 (15%)
- Taxi: 28 (0%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 195 (3%)
- Other means: 28 (0%)
- Worked at home: 152 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 67
- 5 to 9 minutes: 233
- 10 to 14 minutes: 616
- 15 to 19 minutes: 741
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1075
- 25 to 29 minutes: 414
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1227
- 35 to 39 minutes: 128
- 40 to 44 minutes: 194
- 45 to 59 minutes: 526
- 60 to 89 minutes: 364
- 90 or more minutes: 461
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 18,623
- In family households: 15,674 (1,708 male householders, 2,576 female householders)
1,608 spouses, 6,556 children (6,151 natural, 120 adopted, 285 stepchildren), 1,158 grandchildren, 453 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 622 other relatives, 861 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,949 (1,234 male householders (979 living alone)), 1,278 female householders (1,177 living alone)), 437 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 402 (64 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,319 2-persons, 1,058 3-persons, 822 4-persons, 462 5-persons, 325 6-persons, 298 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,156 1-person, 314 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 13 6-persons.
1,172 married couples with children.
3,356 single-parent households (359 men, 2,997 women).
95.2% of residents of 48215 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 10% well, 12% not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 8% well, 16% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 29% well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (65% very well, 25% well, 9% not well).
Foreign born population: 263 (1.4%)
(54.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Philippines (19%)
- India (17%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (8%)
- Jamaica (8%)
- Germany (5%)
- Thailand (5%)
- Canada (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 58
- 1990 to 1994: 14
- 1985 to 1989: 55
- 1980 to 1984: 51
- 1975 to 1979: 31
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1965 to 1969: 36
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 12425
- German: 300
- Subsaharan African:: 271
- African: 263
- United States or American: 193
- Irish: 172
- English: 154
- Polish: 122
- Italian: 86
- French (except Basque): 80
- Arab:: 58
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 52
- Norwegian: 46
- Greek: 42
- Scottish: 35
- Moroccan: 34
- Dutch: 27
- French Canadian: 26
- Hungarian: 23
- Scotch-Irish: 22
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18
- Jamaican: 17
- Ukrainian: 14
- Lebanese: 13
- Welsh: 13
- Canadian: 10
- Russian: 10
- British West Indian: 10
- Serbian: 8
- Nigerian: 8
- Arab/Arabic: 7
- Swedish: 7
- West Indian: 7
- European: 6
- Belgian: 5
- Swiss: 5
- Armenian: 5
- Syrian: 4
Public high school in zip code 48215 not listed on the city page:- GOLIGHTLY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER (Students: 22; Location: 900 DICKERSON AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 10 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48215 not listed on the city page:- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 939; Location: 4180 MARLBOROUGH STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 09)
- WHITNEY YOUNG AT ROBINSON (Students: 641; Location: 13000 ESSEX AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DETROIT MERIT CHARTER ACADEMY (Students: 518; Location: 1091 ALTER ROAD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 06)
- CARSTENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 458; Location: 2592 COPLIN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- COLIN POWELL ACADEMY (Students: 420; Location: 4800 COPLIN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
- HOSMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379; Location: 4365 NEWPORT AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- GUYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 355 PHILLIP STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- STARK SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (Students: 278; Location: 12611 AVONDALE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHANDLER PARK ACADEMY-PHILIP (Students: 178; Location: 897 PHILIP AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 08 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST AMBROSE ACADEMY (Students: 188; Location: 1091 ALTER ROAD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 8)
- WOLVERINE HUMAN SERVICES (Students: 40; Location: 2629 LENOX, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 4 - 11; Boys only)
- GTR ST STEPHEN BAPTIST TRAININ (Students: 26; Location: P O BOX 15415, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - KG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DAIMLER CHRYSLER JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT (2101 CONNER AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
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))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
Business NAICS classification: LIGHT TRUCK AND UTILITY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TIMOTHY O`CONNOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHRYSLER CORPORATION - JEFFERSON N. ASSEMBLY PLANT, CHRYSLER CORP., JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT, CHRYSLER CORP. JEFFERSON PLT, CHRYSLER CORP., JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT, CHRYSLER CORPORATION - JEFFERSON N. ASSEMBLY PLANT, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP JEFFERSON N ASSEM, DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT, SKYLINE PAINTING CO AT CHRYSLER CORP
- CHRYSLER JEFFERSON ASSEMBLY PLANT (12200 JEFFERSON AVE EAST in DETROIT, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1984-0048, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
Alternative names: CHRYSLER CORP., CHRYSLER CORP JEFFERSON ASSEMBLY PLT, CHRYSLER CORP. JEFFERSON ASSEMBLY PLANT S., CHRYSLER CORP., CHRYSLER CORPORATION, CHRYSLER JEFFERSON ASSEMBLY AUTOMOTIVE P
- CARSTENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2592 COPLIN STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00542
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: CARSTENS ELEM SCHOOL
- HOSMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4365 NEWPORT AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01763
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)
Alternative names: HOSMER ELEM SCHOOL
- COLIN POWELL ACADEMY INC (4800 COPLIN in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08336
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL (4180 MARLBOROUGH STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01871
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: JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, MC NAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL
- BUDD COMPANY (12141 CHARLEVOIX in DETROIT, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
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))
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE STAMPINGS
Business NAICS classification: METAL STAMPING.; MOTOR VEHICLE METAL STAMPING.
Organizations: THE BUDD COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, THYSSEN KRUPP AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GOLIGHTLY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER (900 DICKERSON AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02479
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BEACON INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY (1021 CLAIRPOINTE in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08728
- DETROIT MERIT CHARTER ACADEMY (1091 ALTER ROAD in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-09102
- GUYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (355 PHILLIP STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01526
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHANDLER PARK ACADEMY-PHILIP (897 PHILLIP AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08685
- ALTER COLLISION (14800 CHARLEVOIX in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: REGNERUS CHARLES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13465
- Northeast: 453
- Midwest: 548
- South: 4091
- West: 175
59% of the 48215 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, 48% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 24,493. Population change in the 1990s: -5,269 (-21.5%).
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): 231
| Here: | 7.3% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
| Here: | 4.8% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 98
| Here: | 15.7% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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: 4 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 3, 5-9: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Marinas (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2, 5-9: 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
- 235 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 36 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 17 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other group homes
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