Median household income (1999): $28,161
Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,771
| This zip code | $26,771 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48218, 48122, 48229, 48120, 48146, 48209.
Housing units in zip code 48217 with a mortgage: 1,220 (155 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,388
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $616
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $273
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 19.6% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 10.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Diamond Jacks River Tours (Tours & Charters; 13000 Denmark Street), Detroit Salt Company (Tours & Charters; 12841 Sanders Street).
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 6
- 1995 to 1998: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1980 to 1989: 159
- 1970 to 1979: 93
- 1960 to 1969: 363
- 1950 to 1959: 1,261
- 1940 to 1949: 1,321
- 1939 or earlier: 1,086
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, MI (48217):
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- no bedroom: 21
- 1 bedrooms: 92
- 2 bedrooms: 792
- 3 bedrooms: 1,474
- 4 bedrooms: 365
- 5 or more bedrooms: 64
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 60
- 1 bedrooms: 230
- 2 bedrooms: 345
- 3 bedrooms: 443
- 4 bedrooms: 61
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 48217 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 303
- 1 vehicle: 1,223
- 2 vehicles: 986
- 3 vehicles: 207
- 4 vehicles: 84
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 336
- 1 vehicle: 536
- 2 vehicles: 233
- 3 vehicles: 14
- 4 vehicles: 22
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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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 48217:
- Less than $10,000: 34
- $10,000 to $14,999: 96
- $15,000 to $19,999: 168
- $20,000 to $24,999: 174
- $25,000 to $29,999: 130
- $30,000 to $34,999: 190
- $35,000 to $39,999: 236
- $40,000 to $49,999: 438
- $50,000 to $59,999: 357
- $60,000 to $69,999: 291
- $70,000 to $79,999: 215
- $80,000 to $89,999: 165
- $90,000 to $99,999: 52
- $100,000 to $124,999: 23
- $125,000 to $149,999: 18
- $175,000 to $199,999: 16
- $400,000 to $499,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48217:
- Less than $100: 30
- $100 to $149: 117
- $150 to $199: 15
- $200 to $249: 49
- $250 to $299: 141
- $300 to $349: 125
- $350 to $399: 215
- $400 to $449: 159
- $450 to $499: 97
- $500 to $549: 64
- $550 to $599: 23
- $600 to $649: 12
- $700 to $749: 7
- No cash rent: 84
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $33,182
- Black or African American householders: $66,646
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $91,393
- Asian householders: $193,332
- Some other race householders: $54,414
- Two or more races householders: $193,332
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $62,850
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,630
- One, attached: 50
- Two: 312
- 3 or 4: 42
- 5 to 9: 14
- 10 to 19: 20
- 20 to 49: 24
- 50 or more: 197

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,210 (70%)
- Carpooled: 606 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 169 (5%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 91 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 43 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 37
- 5 to 9 minutes: 275
- 10 to 14 minutes: 323
- 15 to 19 minutes: 408
- 20 to 24 minutes: 689
- 25 to 29 minutes: 287
- 30 to 34 minutes: 560
- 35 to 39 minutes: 62
- 40 to 44 minutes: 72
- 45 to 59 minutes: 256
- 60 to 89 minutes: 60
- 90 or more minutes: 63
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,513
- In family households: 9,121 (1,345 male householders, 1,310 female householders)
1,283 spouses, 3,375 children (3,197 natural, 103 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 688 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 339 other relatives, 392 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,392 (607 male householders (559 living alone)), 653 female householders (581 living alone)), 132 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 33 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 952 2-persons, 655 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 136 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,140 1-person, 113 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
788 married couples with children.
1,023 single-parent households (128 men, 895 women).
94.1% of residents of 48217 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 39% well, 13% not well, 7% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 6% well, 13% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (76% very well, 24% not at all).
Foreign born population: 283 (2.7%)
(31.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (60%)
- Lebanon (12%)
- Italy (11%)
- India (7%)
- Other Central America (5%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (3%)
- Canada (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 92
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1985 to 1989: 44
- 1980 to 1984: 16
- 1975 to 1979: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 21
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 56
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 7966
- Italian: 111
- United States or American: 106
- Subsaharan African:: 100
- African: 94
- Polish: 85
- Arab:: 77
- Lebanese: 68
- Irish: 65
- German: 59
- English: 39
- Hungarian: 22
- French Canadian: 13
- Pennsylvania German: 10
- Arab/Arabic: 9
- Finnish: 8
- Greek: 6
- Scottish: 6
- Ethiopian: 6
- Norwegian: 5
- French (except Basque): 4
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48217 not listed on the city page:- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 536; Location: 12800 VISGER STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
- MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 378; Location: 12001 GLEASON STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
- PIERRE TOUSSAINT ACADEMY (Students: 376; Location: 2450 S. BEATRICE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- INLAND WATERS POLLUTION CONTROL INC (2021 S SCHAFFER HWY in DETROIT, MI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-204051, REFUSE DISPOSAL, NJEMS-MID982606287, TRANSPORTER
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Organizations: INLAND WATERS POLLUTION CTRL, INLAND WATERS POLLUTION CONTROL INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, INLAND LAND (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: INDUSTRIAL WASTE TRANSPORTATION
- EDWARDS OIL SERVICE INCORPORATED (530 S ROUGE in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1999-0727, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS; PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WHOLESALERS, EXCEPT BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER NONHAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.
Organizations: ELIZABETH GORECKI (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, EDWARDS OIL SERVICE INC (BUSINESS OWNER) (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GRAND INC (PROPERTY OWNER) (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC DETROIT TERMINAL (700 S. DEACON ST. in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (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: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Organizations: BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC (CONTACT/GENERAL)
Alternative names: BUCKEYE TERMINALS-DETROIT, BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC-DETROIT, BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC DETROIT PRODUCTS TERMINAL, DETRPOT TERMINAL - BUCKEYE TERMINALS, LL, EQUILON DETROIT TERMINAL, EQUILON ENTERPRISES L.L.C. DETROIT TERMINAL, EQUILON ENTS. L.L.C., MICHELLE R. MCMANUS, EQUILON ENTERPRISE DETROIT, EQUILON ENTERPRISES L.L.C. DETROIT TERMINAL, SHELL OIL PRODUCTS CO
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (12800 VISGER RD in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00374
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CYCLOPS CORPORATION DETROIT STRIP DIVISION (1025 S. OAKWOOD BLVD. in DETROIT, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1985-0147, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, STRIP, AND BARS
- MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12001 GLEASON STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02383
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: TWAIN MARK ELEM SCHOOL
- EDW. C. LEVY CO. - PLANT 6 (13800 MELLON ROAD in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MAJOR (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)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED
Organizations: EDWARD C LEVY JR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: EDWARD C LEVY CO INC PLANT 6
- CYANO CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN (1021 SOUTH OAKWOOD BOULEVARD in DETROIT, MI)
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))
Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.
Organizations: PAUL BEAUPRE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CYANO CORP OF MICH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CITY OF DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT (T 01S R 11E SEC 15 in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- DETROIT LIME COMPANY (125 S DIX AVE in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
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))
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: LIME
Organizations: CARMEUSE LIME, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CARMEUSE-DETROIT LIME, GLOBAL STONE DETROIT LIME COMPANY
- INTERNATIONAL SALT (12841 SANDERS in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Alternative names: DETROIT SALT CO
- AMOCO OIL CO 5629 (1781 S FORT ST in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMOCO OIL CO 5877 (4711 W VERNOR in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (93%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6967
- Northeast: 164
- Midwest: 293
- South: 2700
- West: 128
70% of the 48217 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 11,634. Population change in the 1990s: -1,119 (-9.6%).
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): 111
| Here: | 8.0% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
| Here: | 9.1% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 29
| Here: | 6.7% | | 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:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (50-99: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Manufacturing (20-49: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (20-49: 1)
- Mining: Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining (20-49: 1)
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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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