48217 Zip Code (Detroit, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 6,750
Zip code population in 2010: 8,210
Zip code population in 2000: 10,515

Houses and condos: 3,362
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,171
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 48217: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2,953 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,473 (3.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,344 (2.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 48217:

• High school or higher: 78.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 12.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 48217:

• Never married: 45.5%
• Now married: 28.0%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 15.3%
• Divorced: 9.2%

• 
• • 6,56980.0%Black
  • 1,01912.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4675.7%White
  • 1171.4%Two or more races
  • 230.3%American Indian
  • 70.09%Asian
  • 70.09%Some other race
  • 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 48217, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $25,434 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,434
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $23,163 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

Here:	$23,163
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.8% for AGIs below $25k, 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $382 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$382
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,200 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,722 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,722
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,350 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

48217:	$8,350
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,815 (26% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,815
State:	$21,628

Here:	26.3% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,853 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,853
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,649 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

48217:	$4,649
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,555 (reported on 37.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,555
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.9%

Here:	56%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 54.3% for AGIs below $25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48217, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,316 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,316
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $25,427 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$25,427
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $10k, 67.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $569 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$569
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $450 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$450
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,794 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,794
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,667 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

48217:	$1,667
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $13,771 (27% of AGI, reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,771
State:	$18,509

Here:	26.8% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,033 (8% of AGI, reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,033
State:	$3,365

Here:	7.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,117 (reported on 59.2% of returns)

48217:	$3,117
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,941 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,941
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.7%

Here:	66%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 61.9% for AGIs below $10k, 69.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 48122, 48218, 48229, 48120, 48146, 48209.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,135
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,726

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (0 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,511 (285 now married, 1,238 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 48217 with a mortgage: 375 (4 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,429

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,029
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $407

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 48217 household income distribution in 2019

• 628Less than $10,000
• 263$10,000 to $14,999
• 156$15,000 to $19,999
• 141$20,000 to $24,999
• 181$25,000 to $29,999
• 93$30,000 to $34,999
• 183$35,000 to $39,999
• 142$40,000 to $44,999
• 93$45,000 to $49,999
• 329$50,000 to $59,999
• 215$60,000 to $74,999
• 207$75,000 to $99,999
• 170$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 37$150,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 48217

• 73Less than $10,000
• 132$10,000 to $14,999
• 49$15,000 to $19,999
• 128$20,000 to $24,999
• 137$25,000 to $29,999
• 97$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 161$40,000 to $49,999
• 226$50,000 to $59,999
• 119$60,000 to $69,999
• 109$70,000 to $79,999
• 70$80,000 to $89,999
• 72$100,000 to $124,999
• 88$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 18$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999
• 38$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 48217

• 45Less than $100
• 167$150 to $199
• 45$200 to $249
• 60$250 to $299
• 95$300 to $349
• 40$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 92$500 to $549
• 40$550 to $599
• 32$600 to $649
• 37$650 to $699
• 110$700 to $749
• 95$750 to $799
• 77$800 to $899
• 77$900 to $999
• 71No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $809.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $27,772
• Black or African American householders: $55,779
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $76,490
• Asian householders: $161,807
• Some other race householders: $45,541
• Two or more races householders: $161,807
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,602

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $54,956 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $29,151 - $77,288

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $94,140

Here:	$94,140
State:	$219,912

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,482

Here:	$187,482
State:	$199,940

In 2-unit structures: $99,664

Here:	$99,664
State:	$142,994

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $97,764

Here:	$97,764
State:	$151,948

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,879

Here:	$189,879
State:	$170,137

Mobile homes: $28,210

Here:	$28,210
State:	$56,186

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,866
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 122
• 5 to 9: 9
• 10 to 19: 10
• 50 or more: 326

Unemployment: 12.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 48217

• 80.0%1,687Drove a car alone
• 12.3%260Carpooled
• 6.4%135Bus or trolley bus
• 0.2%5Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 48217

• 1535 to 9 minutes
• 23810 to 14 minutes
• 27915 to 19 minutes
• 49820 to 24 minutes
• 9825 to 29 minutes
• 36330 to 34 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes
• 2840 to 44 minutes
• 25145 to 59 minutes
• 9360 to 89 minutes
• 6790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,750

• Male householders: 1,192 (544 living alone), Female householders: 1,757 (629 living alone)

• 706 spouses (652 opposite-sex spouses), 52 unmarried partners, (45 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,179 children (2,160 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 221 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 183 parents, 0 foster children, 216 other relatives, 58 non-relatives

Size of family households: 977 2-persons, 388 3-persons, 201 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,173 1-person, 36 2-persons

297 married couples with children.
549 single-parent households (33 men, 516 women).

87.7% of residents of 48217 zip code speak English at home.
11.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 7% well, 11% not well, 2% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (31% very well, 69% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).

There are 2 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 48217.

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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)
  

• BENLEE INC (12030 PLEASANT ST in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WOLOK WILLIAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BENLEE INC (750 DEACON ST in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WOLOK WILLIAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FRITZ ENTERPRISE INC (13821 MELLON RD in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• GAELIC TUGBOAT CO (13000 DENMARK in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• GOCH & SONS TOWING INC (795 SOUTH OAKWOOD in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICHAEL GOCH (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• AGA GAS INC (13500 SANDERS AVE in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BELL FORK LIFT INC DETROIT (13700MELLON in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: BELL FORK LIST INC DETROIT

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%

Population in 1990: 11,634.

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

• This state: 4,891
• Northeast: 69
• Midwest: 101
• South: 1,210
• West: 18

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, 50% lived in Michigan.

87% of the 48217 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 182
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 68

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)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5245.00 , 5247.00, 5248.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5245.00 , 5247.00, 5248.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 40. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 79 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (40.9%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (36.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 48217
• 27540.9%Structure Fires
• 24336.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 14922.1%Outside Fires
• 60.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 48217, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 48217 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	175	72.6 years
Mary	138	77.9 years
James	114	70.4 years
Willie	99	70.1 years
Joseph	93	74.0 years
William	91	71.3 years
Robert	84	70.6 years
George	70	72.5 years
Charles	62	70.3 years
Henry	55	71.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 48217 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	85	73.9 years
Johnson	81	72.4 years
Smith	74	70.2 years
Brown	58	71.1 years
Jackson	54	70.4 years
Jones	50	71.9 years
Davis	42	70.3 years
Thomas	40	69.2 years
Harris	36	67.6 years
Hill	30	69.4 years

Businesses in zip code 48217

• FedEx: 1
• U-Haul: 1