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48205

Detroit, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
34,187
Median household income
$38,966
People below poverty
33%
Median home value
$65,300

Income

The median income of households in 48205 was $38,966. An estimated 10.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.6
$10,000 to $14,999 10.5
$15,000 to $24,999 11.8
$25,000 to $34,999 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 19.2
$50,000 to $74,999 16.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4
$100,000 to $149,999 6
$150,000 to $199,999 1.6
$200,000 or more 1.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 41464
Female 39298

An estimated 74.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 29% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,433. 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 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.6
Social Security 29
Retirement income 20
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 16.8
Cash public assistance income 4.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 33 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 51.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 27.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 33
Children under 18 years below poverty 51.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 27.8

In 2020-2024, 48.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48205 in 2020-2024, 89.8% had health insurance coverage and 10.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 34.5% and public coverage was 65.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.6%.


In 2020-2024, 48205 had a total population of 34,187 - 17,153 (50.2%) females and 17,034 (49.8%) males. The median age was 32.8 years. An estimated 25.4% of the population was under 18 years, 37.4% was 19 to 44 years, 22.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48205 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1076 894
5 to 9 1549 835
10 to 14 1134 1524
15 to 19 1893 1162
20 to 24 1141 1133
25 to 29 1142 1649
30 to 34 1739 1553
35 to 39 1248 1182
40 to 44 855 1114
45 to 49 791 1162
50 to 54 896 1032
55 to 59 996 1065
60 to 64 850 757
65 to 69 706 825
70 to 74 598 597
75 to 79 309 272
80 to 84 82 145
85 and over 29 252

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 3.6% were White; 89.9% were Black or African American; 0.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 38.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.9% of the people in 48205 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 3.3% of the people in 48205 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,951 households in 48205. The average household size was 2.62 people.

Married-couple households made up 16.1% of the households in 48205 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 47.4% of all households, while 27.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.9% of all households.

In 48205, 28.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 16.1
Cohabiting Couples 8.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
47.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 19.9% of males and 17.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 65 62.9
Now married, except separated 19.9 17.8
Separated 2.4 2.3
Widowed 4 8.2
Divorced 8.8 8.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48205, 701 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 55.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.2% of the people living in 48205 were U.S. natives. 83.7% of the 48205 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.8% of 48205 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 25.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 20.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48205 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 48205.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 71.5
Asia 9.5
Europe 2.4
Africa 15.2
Northern America 1.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48205 in 2020-2024, 3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 1.9% 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 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 48205 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.3
Different house, same county 9.6
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 0.6
Abroad 2.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48205 was 8,037 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 184 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,687. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,166.

Educational Attainment of People in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.2
High school diploma or equivalency 44.2
Some college, no degree 22.6
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 6.4
Graduate or professional degree 3.1

Disability

In 48205, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.6% of people under 18 years old, to 19.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48205, 45.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,280 85.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,296 10.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 485 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48205 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5.5
Manufacturing 19.3
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 13.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48205 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,369 19.6
Service occupations 3,032 25.1
Sales and office occupations 2,248 18.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 661 5.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,759 31.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.1% of 48205 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.9
Walked 1.3
Other means 4.6
Worked from home 6.6

In 2020-2024, 48205 had a total of 16,754 housing units. Of these housing units, 92% 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"). 7.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 92
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.8
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48205 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 74.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 48205 had 12,951 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 3,803 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 50.6% while renters occupied 49.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.67.

6.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 18.1% and another 7.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48205:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 91
Electricity 7.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48205 was $65,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 32 % had a mortgage. 68% 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 $1,045 and for owners without a mortgage it was $535.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48205 was $1,215. 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.