48218 Zip Code (River Rouge, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 7,583
Zip code population in 2010: 7,903
Zip code population in 2000: 10,060

Houses and condos: 4,008
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,395
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 48218: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 2,858 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: $1,684 (3.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,755 (4.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 48218:

• High school or higher: 74.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 20.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 48218:

• Never married: 44.3%
• Now married: 35.4%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 12.9%

• 
• • 3,93349.8%Black
  • 2,75134.8%White
  • 88411.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2703.4%Two or more races
  • 380.5%American Indian
  • 170.2%Asian
  • 80.1%Some other race
  • 20.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 48218, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $25,470 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,470
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $24,016 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,016
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.9% for AGIs below $25k, 78.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $626 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$626
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $838 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$838
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$600 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	+$600
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,576 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,576
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,108 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

48218:	$7,108
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,200 (26% of AGI, reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,200
State:	$21,628

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,904 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,904
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,063 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

48218:	$5,063
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,865 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,865
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.9%

Here:	60%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs below $25k, 55.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48218, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,319 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,319
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $26,251 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,251
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $10k, 77.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $713 (reported on 27.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$713
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $780 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$780
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$142 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	+$142
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,488 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,488
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,563 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

48218:	$1,563
Michigan:	$2,875

Total itemized deductions: $12,651 (25% of AGI, reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$12,651
State:	$18,509

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,166 (6% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,166
State:	$3,365

Here:	6.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,478 (reported on 59.5% of returns)

48218:	$3,478
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,895 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,895
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.4%

Here:	66%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $10k, 70.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 48229, 48217, 48209, 48122, 48120, 48146.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,159
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,859

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 17 (2 now married, 14 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,888 (511 now married, 1,387 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 48218 with a mortgage: 612 (26 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,114

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $980
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $435

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

• Zip code 48218 household income distribution in 2019

• 589Less than $10,000
• 314$10,000 to $14,999
• 282$15,000 to $19,999
• 254$20,000 to $24,999
• 165$25,000 to $29,999
• 247$30,000 to $34,999
• 54$35,000 to $39,999
• 198$40,000 to $44,999
• 136$45,000 to $49,999
• 200$50,000 to $59,999
• 166$60,000 to $74,999
• 218$75,000 to $99,999
• 120$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 48218

• 132Less than $10,000
• 67$10,000 to $14,999
• 52$15,000 to $19,999
• 119$20,000 to $24,999
• 46$25,000 to $29,999
• 320$30,000 to $34,999
• 133$35,000 to $39,999
• 162$40,000 to $49,999
• 85$50,000 to $59,999
• 134$60,000 to $69,999
• 88$70,000 to $79,999
• 48$80,000 to $89,999
• 27$90,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 52$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 48218

• 128Less than $100
• 40$100 to $149
• 66$150 to $199
• 169$200 to $249
• 22$250 to $299
• 73$300 to $349
• 85$350 to $399
• 31$400 to $449
• 30$450 to $499
• 168$500 to $549
• 83$550 to $599
• 58$600 to $649
• 95$650 to $699
• 76$700 to $749
• 79$750 to $799
• 36$800 to $899
• 11$900 to $999
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 46No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $604.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $36,220
• Black or African American householders: $44,927
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $183,801
• Some other race householders: $39,790
• Two or more races householders: $39,180
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $40,399

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $40,139 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,945 - $65,759

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $179,660

Here:	$179,660
State:	$219,912

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,138

Here:	$202,138
State:	$199,940

In 2-unit structures: $119,579

Here:	$119,579
State:	$142,994

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,588

Here:	$139,588
State:	$151,948

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,008

Here:	$146,008
State:	$170,137

Mobile homes: $27,817

Here:	$27,817
State:	$56,186

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,641
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 489
• 3 or 4: 394
• 5 to 9: 206
• 10 to 19: 50
• 20 to 49: 5
• 50 or more: 132
• Mobile homes: 14

Unemployment: 20.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 48218

• 71.9%1,711Drove a car alone
• 13.5%322Carpooled
• 1.8%44Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%6Streetcar or trolley car
• 0.6%15Bicycle
• 2.4%58Walked
• 2.3%54Other means
• 7.1%170Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 48218

• 62Less than 5 minutes
• 2245 to 9 minutes
• 16310 to 14 minutes
• 29415 to 19 minutes
• 38520 to 24 minutes
• 27825 to 29 minutes
• 30530 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 23240 to 44 minutes
• 16245 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 7590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,583

• Male householders: 1,326 (655 living alone), Female householders: 1,780 (558 living alone)

• 893 spouses (871 opposite-sex spouses), 187 unmarried partners, (187 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,565 children (2,343 natural, 70 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 0 foster children, 250 other relatives, 185 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 774 2-persons, 327 3-persons, 442 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,211 1-person, 118 2-persons

483 married couples with children.
1,208 single-parent households (71 men, 1,137 women).

85.9% of residents of 48218 zip code speak English at home.
12.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 17% well, 3% not well, 6% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 40% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DETROIT EDISON RIVER ROUGE POWER PLANT (1 BELANGER PARK DR. in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; ELECTRIC AND OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
  Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
  Organizations: DETROIT EDISON COMPANY (CONTACT/GENERAL) , DTE RIVER ROUGE NO. 1, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DTE RIVER ROUGE NO. 1, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: DECO-RIVER ROUGE PLANT, DETROIT EDISON CO RIVER ROUGE, DETROIT EDISON CO RIVER ROUGE PWR PLT, DETROIT EDISON - ENV. MGT. & RESOURCES, RIVER ROUGE PLANT

• FRITZ PRODUCTS INC. (255 MARION in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
  

• ES & R INC (225 MARION RD in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1996-0365, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: RESIDENTIAL REMODELERS.
  

• ANN VISGER PRIMARY SCHOOL (11121 W. JEFFERSON AVENUE in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00105
  Organizations: RIVER ROUGE SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DUNN MIDDLE SCHOOL (163 BURKE STREET in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00970
  Organizations: RIVER ROUGE SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• GREAT LAKES STEEL 80 MILL (GREAT LAKE AVE in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1979-0005, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS
  

• GREAT LAKES STEEL ZUG ISLAND (ZUG ISLAND DR 2BLKS E OF JEFF in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1978-0049, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1979-0005, ICIS-05-1982-0057, ICIS-05-1983-0029,
  Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS
  

• FABRICON PRODUCTS INC (1721 W. PLEASANT in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  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))
  Business SIC classification: PACKAGING PAPER AND PLASTICS FILM, COATED AND LAMINATED
  Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
  

• AMOCO OIL CO 5169 (16093 W JEFFERSON in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMOCO OIL CO 5284 (6150 CHALMER AND HARPER in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BASF NICHOLSON TERMINAL AND DOCK (360 GREAT LAKES AVE in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

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

• GREAT LAKES RAIL CAR REPAIR SERVICES INC (250 HALTINER ST in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MARK KORTE (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MATTHEW KORTE (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MARK A. KORTE, PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• AMERICAN STEEL WORKS (130 W PLEASANT in RIVER ROUGE, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GREAT LAKES WELDING CO (CONTACT/OWNER) , GREAT LAKES WELDING (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.6%

Population in 1990: 11,314.

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

• This state: 6,103
• Northeast: 81
• Midwest: 154
• South: 616
• West: 128

58% of the 48218 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

86% of the 48218 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (100-249: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (20-49: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5790.00 , 5791.00, 5792.00, 5793.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5790.00 , 5791.00, 5792.00, 5793.00

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 22. The highest number of reported fires - 75 took place in 2004, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.3%), and Outside Fires (22.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 48218
• 18549.3%Structure Fires
• 8322.1%Outside Fires
• 7118.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 369.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 48218, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 48218 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	142	71.3 years
Mary	92	80.4 years
James	88	69.8 years
William	85	71.2 years
Robert	64	67.5 years
George	61	72.8 years
Charles	57	72.4 years
Joseph	54	72.8 years
Willie	44	72.3 years
Henry	40	69.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 48218 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	48	74.2 years
Johnson	47	69.7 years
Smith	47	68.7 years
Jones	41	71.0 years
Thomas	33	72.4 years
Brown	31	71.1 years
Robinson	23	73.0 years
Davis	22	71.7 years
Martin	21	73.1 years
Jackson	19	64.0 years

Businesses in zip code 48218
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	1
Dairy Queen	1		U-Haul	1
H&R Block	1