48223 Zip Code (Detroit, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 26,026
Zip code population in 2010: 25,336
Zip code population in 2000: 36,073

Houses and condos: 12,524
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,554
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 48223: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4,299 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: $2,153 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,735 (2.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 48223:

• High school or higher: 87.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
• Unemployed: 13.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 48223:

• Never married: 53.1%
• Now married: 26.7%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 5.0%
• Divorced: 12.8%

• 
• • 22,40188.4%Black
  • 1,9457.7%White
  • 5422.1%Two or more races
  • 2921.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 730.3%American Indian
  • 490.2%Asian
  • 310.1%Some other race
  • 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 48223, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $30,848 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,848
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $27,022 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,022
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 63.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $486 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$486
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,440 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,440
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,239 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,239
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,081 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

48223:	$14,081
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,821 (25% of AGI, reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,821
State:	$21,628

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,651 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,651
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,499 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

48223:	$6,499
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,933 (reported on 40.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,933
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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

Here:	56%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 55.4% for AGIs below $25k, 53.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 48223, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,053 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,053
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $33,447 (reported on 90.1% of returns)

Here:	$33,447
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.1% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $549 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$549
Michigan:	$1,725

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

Taxable dividends: $1,125 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,125
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,152 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,152
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,093 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,093
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,667 (reported on 1.0% of returns)

48223:	$1,667
Michigan:	$2,875

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

Total itemized deductions: $17,080 (27% of AGI, reported on 36.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,080
State:	$18,509

Here:	27.3% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 17.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,143 (6% of AGI, reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,143
State:	$3,365

Here:	6.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,616 (reported on 63.0% of returns)

48223:	$4,616
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,144 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,144
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.0%

Here:	66%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 48219, 48239, 48228, 48227, 48235, 48240.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,102
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,955

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 341 (159 now married, 178 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 6,549 (1,193 now married, 5,409 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 48223 with a mortgage: 2,475 (56 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,277

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,183
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $497

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

• Zip code 48223 household income distribution in 2019

• 1,416Less than $10,000
• 496$10,000 to $14,999
• 758$15,000 to $19,999
• 583$20,000 to $24,999
• 665$25,000 to $29,999
• 670$30,000 to $34,999
• 445$35,000 to $39,999
• 490$40,000 to $44,999
• 537$45,000 to $49,999
• 782$50,000 to $59,999
• 704$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,147$75,000 to $99,999
• 564$100,000 to $124,999
• 297$125,000 to $149,999
• 358$150,000 to $199,999
• 89$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 48223

• 209Less than $10,000
• 277$10,000 to $14,999
• 262$15,000 to $19,999
• 273$20,000 to $24,999
• 189$25,000 to $29,999
• 317$30,000 to $34,999
• 155$35,000 to $39,999
• 348$40,000 to $49,999
• 276$50,000 to $59,999
• 320$60,000 to $69,999
• 406$70,000 to $79,999
• 368$80,000 to $89,999
• 255$90,000 to $99,999
• 445$100,000 to $124,999
• 227$125,000 to $149,999
• 304$150,000 to $174,999
• 151$175,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 to $249,999
• 113$250,000 to $299,999
• 73$300,000 to $399,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999
• 17$500,000 to $749,999
• 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 10$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 11$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 48223

• 95Less than $100
• 105$100 to $149
• 37$150 to $199
• 52$200 to $249
• 85$250 to $299
• 38$300 to $349
• 41$350 to $399
• 80$400 to $449
• 235$450 to $499
• 491$500 to $549
• 304$550 to $599
• 393$600 to $649
• 663$650 to $699
• 214$700 to $749
• 307$750 to $799
• 484$800 to $899
• 101$900 to $999
• 138$1,000 to $1,249
• 76$1,250 to $1,499
• 15$1,500 to $1,999
• 357No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $873.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $42,805
• Black or African American householders: $80,294
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $123,911
• Asian householders: $75,338
• Some other race householders: $77,861
• Two or more races householders: $47,492
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $25,232

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $74,527 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,430 - $112,516

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: 10,146
• One, attached: 386
• Two: 245
• 3 or 4: 242
• 5 to 9: 520
• 10 to 19: 168
• 20 to 49: 344
• 50 or more: 398
• Mobile homes: 52

Unemployment: 13.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 48223

• 74.3%7,603Drove a car alone
• 13.7%1,398Carpooled
• 4.1%418Bus or trolley bus
• 0.9%92Taxi
• 0.2%19Motorcycle
• 0.1%10Bicycle
• 1.5%150Walked
• 0.9%88Other means
• 4.2%432Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 48223

• 32Less than 5 minutes
• 4275 to 9 minutes
• 80910 to 14 minutes
• 1,81015 to 19 minutes
• 2,65420 to 24 minutes
• 91525 to 29 minutes
• 1,73330 to 34 minutes
• 15335 to 39 minutes
• 19140 to 44 minutes
• 43845 to 59 minutes
• 31460 to 89 minutes
• 30690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 26,026

• Male householders: 4,400 (1,863 living alone), Female householders: 5,870 (1,851 living alone)

• 2,321 spouses (2,311 opposite-sex spouses), 755 unmarried partners, (755 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,097 children (8,614 natural, 181 adopted, 300 stepchildren), 931 grandchildren, 593 brothers or sisters, 317 parents, 31 foster children, 988 other relatives, 705 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 54 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,560 2-persons, 1,615 3-persons, 763 4-persons, 588 5-persons, 292 6-persons, 150 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 3,711 1-person, 535 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

1,703 married couples with children.
3,818 single-parent households (597 men, 3,221 women).

95.2% of residents of 48223 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 10% well, 13% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 17% well, 9% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% well, 55% not well, 5% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (90% very well, 10% well).

There are 49 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 48223.

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GOMPERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (20601 W. DAVISON STREET in DETROIT, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01438
  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: GOMPERS ELEM SCHOOL

• FARWEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (13550 VIRGIL in DETROIT, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08985
  Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALLEN ACADEMY (14595 HEYDEN in DETROIT, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08724
  

• FAR WEST ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (15320 LAMPHERE AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08926
  Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALCOA CO (12727 WESTWOOD AVE in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
  Organizations: ALCOA COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ALDOA CO.

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (I-96 UNDER BURT RD in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE I-96 UNDER BURT RD

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (M-39 & I-96 INTERCHANGE in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE I-96 & M-39

• AMOCO OIL CO 7229 (19111 GRAND RIVER AVE in DETROIT, MI)

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

• ANSON MOLD INC (15526 DALE in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ANSON C JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (M-39 OVER PURITAN in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE M-39 OVER PURITAN AVE

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (I-96 UNDER EVERGREEN in DETROIT, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE I-96 UNDER EVERGREEN

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.8%

Population in 1990: 39,612.

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

• This state: 20,530
• Northeast: 384
• Midwest: 753
• South: 3,459
• West: 259

56% of the 48223 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

88% of the 48223 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 319
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 76 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 317

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• DETROIT GAUGE & TOOL COMPANY (12910 WESTWOOD AVENUE in DETROIT, MI; small business)

  $56,000 with Air Force for Torque Converters and Speed Changers. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 2001-12-31.

• KOLENE CORPORATION (12890 WESTWOOD AVENUE in DETROIT, MI; small business) : $618 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  $3,600 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties. Signed on 2004-12-16. Completion date: 2005-01-02.
  $3,500 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2006-04-07.
  -$6,482 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2005-06-14. Completion date: 2003-07-31.
  

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (20-49: 3, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 3)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 8)

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 93. The highest number of reported fires - 220 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (47.5%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (30.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 48223
• 74747.5%Structure Fires
• 47630.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 34722.1%Outside Fires
• 30.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 48223, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 48223 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	312	73.1 years
William	269	72.0 years
Mary	234	76.1 years
James	220	70.4 years
George	168	72.3 years
Charles	160	71.3 years
Robert	146	66.8 years
Joseph	132	73.2 years
Edward	113	71.0 years
Margaret	107	77.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 48223 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	120	72.1 years
Johnson	91	68.7 years
Williams	67	65.3 years
Jones	66	70.5 years
Brown	64	67.1 years
Davis	47	66.7 years
Wilson	46	73.7 years
White	46	69.7 years
Miller	45	68.9 years
Jackson	39	76.9 years

Businesses in zip code 48223
Name	Count		Name	Count
AutoZone	1		Little Caesars Pizza	1
Blockbuster	1		McDonald's	1
CVS	1		Rite Aid	1
GNC	1		U-Haul	1
GameStop	1		UPS	1