Median household income (1999): $35,731
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,968
| This zip code | $33,968 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48219, 48228, 48239, 48227, 48235, 48240.
Housing units in zip code 48223 with a mortgage: 5,491 (493 second mortgage, 682 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,650
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $879
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $278
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 24.9% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 28
- 1995 to 1998: 142
- 1990 to 1994: 73
- 1980 to 1989: 126
- 1970 to 1979: 852
- 1960 to 1969: 2,022
- 1950 to 1959: 4,975
- 1940 to 1949: 3,335
- 1939 or earlier: 2,021
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, MI (48223):
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 232
- 2 bedrooms: 1,833
- 3 bedrooms: 4,378
- 4 bedrooms: 825
- 5 or more bedrooms: 138
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 252
- 1 bedrooms: 1,059
- 2 bedrooms: 2,031
- 3 bedrooms: 1,407
- 4 bedrooms: 200
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 48223 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 628
- 1 vehicle: 2,649
- 2 vehicles: 3,037
- 3 vehicles: 839
- 4 vehicles: 223
- 5 or more vehicles: 42
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,178
- 1 vehicle: 2,598
- 2 vehicles: 1,000
- 3 vehicles: 126
- 4 vehicles: 37
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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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 48223:
- Less than $10,000: 266
- $10,000 to $14,999: 238
- $15,000 to $19,999: 120
- $20,000 to $24,999: 178
- $25,000 to $29,999: 192
- $30,000 to $34,999: 171
- $35,000 to $39,999: 217
- $40,000 to $49,999: 467
- $50,000 to $59,999: 478
- $60,000 to $69,999: 492
- $70,000 to $79,999: 525
- $80,000 to $89,999: 728
- $90,000 to $99,999: 535
- $100,000 to $124,999: 811
- $125,000 to $149,999: 729
- $150,000 to $174,999: 509
- $175,000 to $199,999: 256
- $200,000 to $249,999: 154
- $250,000 to $299,999: 37
- $300,000 to $399,999: 23
- $500,000 to $749,999: 9
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48223:
- Less than $100: 127
- $100 to $149: 41
- $150 to $199: 21
- $200 to $249: 37
- $250 to $299: 129
- $300 to $349: 421
- $350 to $399: 882
- $400 to $449: 1076
- $450 to $499: 747
- $500 to $549: 526
- $550 to $599: 416
- $600 to $649: 180
- $650 to $699: 78
- $700 to $749: 32
- $750 to $799: 18
- $800 to $899: 11
- $1,000 to $1,249: 31
- $1,250 to $1,499: 3
- No cash rent: 146
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,400
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,787
- Black or African American householders: $125,279
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $193,332
- Asian householders: $117,545
- Some other race householders: $121,482
- Two or more races householders: $74,098
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $39,369
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,257
- One, attached: 497
- Two: 203
- 3 or 4: 174
- 5 to 9: 209
- 10 to 19: 177
- 20 to 49: 476
- 50 or more: 522
- Mobile homes: 53
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,258 (77%)
- Carpooled: 2,007 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 615 (5%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
- Taxi: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 26 (0%)
- Walked: 123 (1%)
- Other means: 79 (1%)
- Worked at home: 191 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 114
- 5 to 9 minutes: 590
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1306
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1978
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2821
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1138
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2705
- 35 to 39 minutes: 364
- 40 to 44 minutes: 472
- 45 to 59 minutes: 839
- 60 to 89 minutes: 480
- 90 or more minutes: 319
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 35,660
- In family households: 31,005 (4,179 male householders, 4,471 female householders)
4,011 spouses, 13,568 children (12,644 natural, 315 adopted, 609 stepchildren), 1,344 grandchildren, 568 brothers or sisters, 338 parents, 986 other relatives, 1,540 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,655 (1,816 male householders (1,448 living alone)), 1,947 female householders (1,623 living alone)), 892 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 253 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,640 2-persons, 2,172 3-persons, 1,811 4-persons, 1,060 5-persons, 504 6-persons, 463 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,071 1-person, 571 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
4,300 married couples with children.
6,052 single-parent households (731 men, 5,321 women).
95.6% of residents of 48223 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 17% well, 17% not well, 2% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 20% well, 3% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% very well, 2% well, 16% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 16% well, 5% not well).
Foreign born population: 815 (2.3%)
(42.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- India (29%)
- Canada (20%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- Mexico (5%)
- Nigeria (5%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
- Germany (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 111
- 1990 to 1994: 188
- 1985 to 1989: 106
- 1980 to 1984: 48
- 1975 to 1979: 88
- 1970 to 1974: 68
- 1970 to 1974: 57
- 1965 to 1969: 149
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 25874
- Subsaharan African:: 703
- African: 651
- German: 627
- United States or American: 561
- Irish: 417
- Polish: 376
- English: 324
- Italian: 152
- French (except Basque): 141
- Scottish: 136
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 121
- Danish: 114
- Scotch-Irish: 111
- Jamaican: 91
- French Canadian: 69
- Canadian: 53
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 42
- Russian: 37
- Arab:: 33
- Czechoslovakian: 30
- Norwegian: 29
- Nigerian: 29
- Ukrainian: 28
- Finnish: 25
- Hungarian: 23
- European: 22
- Lithuanian: 21
- Czech: 19
- Greek: 19
- Swedish: 19
- Dutch: 18
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18
- Portuguese: 17
- Slovak: 17
- Other Subsaharan African: 15
- Arab/Arabic: 14
- British West Indian: 12
- Lebanese: 12
- Croatian: 12
- Romanian: 10
- Ghanian: 8
- Yugoslavian: 8
- Albanian: 7
- Guyanese: 7
- Northern European: 7
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Iraqi: 7
- British: 6
- Swiss: 6
- Latvian: 6
- Scandinavian: 5
- Welsh: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48223 not listed on the city page:- VETAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 787; Location: 14200 WESTWOOD STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 08)
- MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 718; Location: 23901 FENKELL STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ALLEN ACADEMY (Students: 673; Location: 14595 HEYDEN, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 09)
- HARDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 499; Location: 14450 BURT ROAD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 07)
- COOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 402; Location: 18800 PURITAN STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- BURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 383; Location: 20710 PILGRIM STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- HUBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location: 14825 LAMPHERE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 06)
- GOMPERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location: 20601 W. DAVISON STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- HEALY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY (Students: 239; Location: 12901 BEAVERLAND STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- FAR WEST ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 104; Location: 15320 LAMPHERE AVENUE, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 03 - 09)
- FARWEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 36; Location: 13550 VIRGIL, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- SS CHRISTINE AND GEMMA (Students: 214; Location: 13550 VIRGIL, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 8)
- GRANDMONT ROSEDALE PK CHR SC (Students: 70; Location: 15350 SOUTHFIELD RD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: KG - 6)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HUBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (14825 LAMPHERE STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01781
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: HUBERT ELEM SCHOOL
- BURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (20710 PILGRIM STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00463
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: BURT ELEM SCHOOL
- 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
- COOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (18800 PURITAN STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00781
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: COOKE ELEM SCHOOL
- HEALY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY (12901 BEAVERLAND STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01617
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HARDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (14450 BURT ROAD in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01569
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)
- FARWEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (13550 VIRGIL in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08985
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KOLENE CORPORATION (12890 WESTWOOD in DETROIT, MI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
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))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FURNACES AND OVENS
- MASCOTECH BRAUN COMPANY (19001 GLENDALE AVENUE in DETROIT, MI)
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))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: IRON AND STEEL FORGINGS
Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL FORGING.
Organizations: FORMTECH INDUSRTRIES LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: METALDYNE PRECISION FORMING
- CROWN ENAMELING PRODUCTS (12601 SOUTHFIED in DETROIT, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.
- 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.
Median worth of mobile homes: $92,900


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 (92%)
- Electricity (6%)
- 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: 27286
- Northeast: 562
- Midwest: 1588
- South: 5058
- West: 428
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, 64% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 39,612. Population change in the 1990s: -3,539 (-8.9%).
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): 718
| Here: | 11.7% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 234
| Here: | 9.4% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 491
| Here: | 27.8% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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)
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
- 205 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 37 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 10 people in religious group quarters
- 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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