Median household income (1999): $42,263
Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,177
| This zip code | $40,177 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48238, 48220, 48235, 48069, 48203, 48237.
Housing units in zip code 48221 with a mortgage: 7,060 (764 second mortgage, 889 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,241
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $951
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $346
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.5% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 61
- 1990 to 1994: 114
- 1980 to 1989: 196
- 1970 to 1979: 424
- 1960 to 1969: 1,461
- 1950 to 1959: 4,092
- 1940 to 1949: 5,901
- 1939 or earlier: 5,133
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, MI (48221):
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- no bedroom: 35
- 1 bedrooms: 101
- 2 bedrooms: 1,831
- 3 bedrooms: 6,980
- 4 bedrooms: 2,360
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1,053
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 60
- 1 bedrooms: 547
- 2 bedrooms: 2,023
- 3 bedrooms: 1,320
- 4 bedrooms: 233
- 5 or more bedrooms: 42
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Vehicles available in 48221 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 1,043
- 1 vehicle: 4,465
- 2 vehicles: 4,582
- 3 vehicles: 1,692
- 4 vehicles: 490
- 5 or more vehicles: 88
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 891
- 1 vehicle: 2,401
- 2 vehicles: 732
- 3 vehicles: 131
- 4 vehicles: 50
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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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 48221:
- Less than $10,000: 78
- $10,000 to $14,999: 82
- $15,000 to $19,999: 76
- $20,000 to $24,999: 139
- $25,000 to $29,999: 121
- $30,000 to $34,999: 180
- $35,000 to $39,999: 319
- $40,000 to $49,999: 663
- $50,000 to $59,999: 789
- $60,000 to $69,999: 873
- $70,000 to $79,999: 1041
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1399
- $90,000 to $99,999: 935
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1407
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1039
- $150,000 to $174,999: 520
- $175,000 to $199,999: 384
- $200,000 to $249,999: 491
- $250,000 to $299,999: 427
- $300,000 to $399,999: 224
- $400,000 to $499,999: 55
- $500,000 to $749,999: 32
- $750,000 to $999,999: 20
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48221:
- Less than $100: 46
- $100 to $149: 114
- $150 to $199: 39
- $200 to $249: 125
- $250 to $299: 159
- $300 to $349: 458
- $350 to $399: 442
- $400 to $449: 631
- $450 to $499: 506
- $500 to $549: 529
- $550 to $599: 323
- $600 to $649: 227
- $650 to $699: 88
- $700 to $749: 70
- $750 to $799: 40
- $800 to $899: 38
- $900 to $999: 14
- $1,000 to $1,249: 16
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- $2,000 or more: 13
- No cash rent: 319
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,200
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $251,683
- Black or African American householders: $123,873
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $114,874
- Asian householders: $306,378
- Some other race householders: $210,907
- Two or more races householders: $138,355
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $172,803
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13,622
- One, attached: 1,001
- Two: 1,735
- 3 or 4: 197
- 5 to 9: 114
- 10 to 19: 211
- 20 to 49: 176
- 50 or more: 298
- Mobile homes: 28

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 13,485 (76%)
- Carpooled: 2,543 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 739 (4%)
- Taxi: 88 (0%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 501 (3%)
- Other means: 76 (0%)
- Worked at home: 327 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 174
- 5 to 9 minutes: 847
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1476
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3117
- 20 to 24 minutes: 4185
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1302
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3266
- 35 to 39 minutes: 455
- 40 to 44 minutes: 502
- 45 to 59 minutes: 994
- 60 to 89 minutes: 498
- 90 or more minutes: 622
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 44,337
- In family households: 38,752 (6,333 male householders, 5,356 female householders)
5,893 spouses, 14,628 children (13,592 natural, 490 adopted, 546 stepchildren), 3,083 grandchildren, 779 brothers or sisters, 376 parents, 1,216 other relatives, 1,088 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,585 (1,769 male householders (1,490 living alone)), 3,132 female householders (2,910 living alone)), 684 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 937 (29 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,447 2-persons, 2,994 3-persons, 2,173 4-persons, 1,043 5-persons, 584 6-persons, 448 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,400 1-person, 388 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 4 6-persons.
4,156 married couples with children.
4,198 single-parent households (534 men, 3,664 women).
95.8% of residents of 48221 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 21% well, 8% not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 24% well, 6% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% very well, 10% well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% very well, 8% well, 7% not well, 7% not at all).
Foreign born population: 817 (1.8%)
(39.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Nigeria (19%)
- India (13%)
- Jamaica (12%)
- Canada (12%)
- Iraq (7%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 233
- 1990 to 1994: 68
- 1985 to 1989: 73
- 1980 to 1984: 132
- 1975 to 1979: 75
- 1970 to 1974: 80
- 1970 to 1974: 24
- 1965 to 1969: 132
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 36425
- Subsaharan African:: 923
- African: 673
- United States or American: 374
- Irish: 347
- German: 272
- Polish: 190
- Nigerian: 186
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 184
- Italian: 99
- English: 97
- French (except Basque): 79
- Jamaican: 66
- French Canadian: 59
- Arab:: 40
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 40
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 39
- Scotch-Irish: 33
- West Indian: 33
- Dutch: 31
- Lithuanian: 30
- Sudanese: 27
- Canadian: 26
- Scottish: 24
- Russian: 24
- Greek: 21
- British West Indian: 20
- European: 20
- Hungarian: 18
- Lebanese: 17
- Norwegian: 17
- Welsh: 17
- Other Subsaharan African: 16
- Iraqi: 15
- Eastern European: 15
- Belizean: 12
- Austrian: 12
- Swedish: 10
- Barbadian: 9
- Moroccan: 8
- Cape Verdean: 8
- Ukrainian: 7
- Ethiopian: 7
- German Russian: 7
- Ghanian: 6
- Slovak: 5
- Romanian: 5
- Haitian: 4
- Armenian: 4
Public high school in zip code 48221 not listed on the city page:- HS OF COMMERCE & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Students: 306; Location: 20119 WISCONSIN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48221 not listed on the city page:- BEAUBIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,005; Location: 19701 WYOMING AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 07 - 09)
- BATES ACADEMY (Students: 784; Location: 16661 GREENLAWN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 737; Location: 3901 MARGARETA STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 08)
- HALLY MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 645; Location: 2585 GROVE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SCHULZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 594; Location: 10700 SANTA MARIA STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- BAGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 586; Location: 8100 CURTIS STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- MACDOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 539; Location: 4201 W. OUTER DRIVE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 07)
- PASTEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 494; Location: 19811 STOEPEL STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- OPEN DOOR MONTESSORI INSTITUTE (Students: 130; Location: 16825 WYOMING, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 2)
- OAK GROVE DAY CARE CENTER - KI (Students: 105; Location: 19801 CHERRYLAWN, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - KG)
- A STEP AHEAD INC (Students: 69; Location: 20503 WASHBURN, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - KG)
- SUGAR N SPICE NURSERY SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location: 16555 WYOMING, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - KG)
- ADAM'S NEST CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 8; Location: 16950 EAST WARREN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - KG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BAGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (8100 CURTIS STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00168
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: BAGLEY ELEM SCHOOL
- BEAUBIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (19701 WYOMING in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00239
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)
- HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (3900 PICKFORD in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-05905
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)
- MACDOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4201 W. OUTER DRIVE in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02301
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: MACDOWELL ELEM SCHOOL
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEMENTARY (3901 MARGARETA STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01552
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BATES ACADEMY (16661 GREENLAWN STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02882
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HS OF COMMERCE & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (20119 WISCONSIN STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08005
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- E.T. CLARK ACADEMY (16151 JAMES COUZENS in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08941
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CENTRAL QUALITY SERV (7043 PALMER E in DETROIT, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS
Organizations: CENTRAL QUALITY SERVICES CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HALLY MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL (2585 GROVE STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-05445
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BRENT GENERAL HOSPITAL (16260 DEXTER in DETROIT, MI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (M-10 UNDER ROSA PARKS BLVD in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE M-10 UNDER ROSA PARKS BLVD
- AMOCO OIL CO 5645 (10001 W 7 MILE in DETROIT, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $1,000,001


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (93%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 30422
- Northeast: 767
- Midwest: 1738
- South: 11013
- West: 332
70% of the 48221 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 48,068. Population change in the 1990s: -2,687 (-5.6%).
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): 746
| Here: | 12.8% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 258
| Here: | 9.3% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,325
| Here: | 42.9% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- FRANK''S CARPET CLEANING (16907 LILAC ST in DETROIT, MI; small business): $57,600 in 6 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $14,400; 2004: $14,400; 2005: $14,400; 2006: $14,400.
Biggest contracts:
$14,400 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-01-11. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$14,400, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$14,400, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$14,400, same as above. Signed on 2003-02-26. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
- RAPHAEL SHEN (4001 W MCNICHOLS RD in DETROIT, MI; small business): $19,440 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Services -- Basic Research (R&D), Chaplain Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $10,800; 2004: $5,400; 2005: $3,240; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$5,400 with Army for Services -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$5,400 with Army for Chaplain Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$5,400, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-14. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$3,240, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-13. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 9)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 7)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (50-99: 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
- 843 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 24 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in other group homes
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in unknown juvenile institutions
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