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48201

Detroit, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
15,091
Median household income
$24,749
People below poverty
43.3%
Median home value
$412,600

Income

The median income of households in 48201 was $24,749. An estimated 16% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 16
$10,000 to $14,999 20.4
$15,000 to $24,999 14
$25,000 to $34,999 6
$35,000 to $49,999 9.9
$50,000 to $74,999 11.4
$75,000 to $99,999 7.1
$100,000 to $149,999 6.6
$150,000 to $199,999 3.8
$200,000 or more 4.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64500
Female 57557

An estimated 57.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,289. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 57.4
Social Security 24.7
Retirement income 11.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 21.1
Cash public assistance income 4.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 43.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 54.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 47.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 39.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 43.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 54.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 47.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 39.7

In 2020-2024, 40 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 54.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48201 in 2020-2024, 96.3% had health insurance coverage and 3.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.8% and public coverage was 52%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.9%.


In 2020-2024, 48201 had a total population of 15,091 - 7,308 (48.4%) females and 7,783 (51.6%) males. The median age was 32.4 years. An estimated 15.2% of the population was under 18 years, 47% was 19 to 44 years, 19% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48201 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 394 361
5 to 9 366 289
10 to 14 408 140
15 to 19 449 367
20 to 24 989 910
25 to 29 991 1006
30 to 34 728 876
35 to 39 338 523
40 to 44 433 288
45 to 49 246 317
50 to 54 200 187
55 to 59 469 410
60 to 64 526 513
65 to 69 427 363
70 to 74 412 279
75 to 79 322 199
80 to 84 76 143
85 and over 9 137

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 25.8% were White; 58.8% were Black or African American; 1.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 8.3% were Asian; 18.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.6% of the people in 48201 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 25% of the people in 48201 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,182 households in 48201. The average household size was 1.7 people.

Married-couple households made up 10.7% of the households in 48201 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 46.3% of all households, while 37.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 33% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 59.1% of all households.

In 48201, 17.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 10.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
46.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 16.9% of males and 15% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 65.9 64.8
Now married, except separated 16.9 15
Separated 3 2.5
Widowed 2.8 5.8
Divorced 11.5 11.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48201, 178 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 37.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.8% of the people living in 48201 were U.S. natives. 70.4% of the 48201 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.2% of 48201 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 17.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 27.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48201 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 48201.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 20.7
Asia 60.8
Europe 5.7
Africa 3.5
Northern America 9.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48201 in 2020-2024, 10.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 3.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 4.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.9
Other languages 1.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 48201 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.6
Different house, same county 10.5
Different county, same state 6.3
Different state 2.9
Abroad 1.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48201 was 4,013 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 152 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,477. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,384.

Educational Attainment of People in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.8
High school diploma or equivalency 24.6
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 5.4
Bachelor's degree 21.2
Graduate or professional degree 18.8

Disability

In 48201, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 18.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 65.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48201, 48.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,164 82.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 817 13.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 279 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48201 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 2.4
Manufacturing 11
Wholesale trade 0.2
Retail trade 6.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.2
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 1.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48201 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,223 51.5
Service occupations 1,519 24.3
Sales and office occupations 794 12.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 135 2.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 589 9.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 48.9% of 48201 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 48.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.1
Walked 16.5
Other means 8
Worked from home 16.4

In 2020-2024, 48201 had a total of 10,273 housing units. Of these housing units, 17% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 83.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 17
Apartments in multi-unit structures 83.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48201 was 3.5 rooms, and of these housing units 12.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 48201 had 8,182 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,091 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 11% while renters occupied 89%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.85 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.68.

6.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 42.5% and another 2.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48201:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 60.2
Electricity 33.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 3.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48201 was $412,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.8 % had a mortgage. 38.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,889 and for owners without a mortgage it was $859.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48201 was $914. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.