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48212

Hamtramck, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
43,384
Median household income
$38,186
People below poverty
39%
Median home value
$109,200

Income

The median income of households in 48212 was $38,186. An estimated 10.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.4
$10,000 to $14,999 6.7
$15,000 to $24,999 13.8
$25,000 to $34,999 13.3
$35,000 to $49,999 15.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 8.6
$100,000 to $149,999 9.8
$150,000 to $199,999 2.6
$200,000 or more 2.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43984
Female 36406

An estimated 76.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,911. 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 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.8
Social Security 26.6
Retirement income 14.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.3
Cash public assistance income 6.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 39 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 51.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 34.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 39
Children under 18 years below poverty 51.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 34.1

In 2020-2024, 43.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48212 in 2020-2024, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 25.8% and public coverage was 71%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.4%.


In 2020-2024, 48212 had a total population of 43,384 - 21,346 (49.2%) females and 22,038 (50.8%) males. The median age was 29.2 years. An estimated 33.1% of the population was under 18 years, 35.3% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48212 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2093 1867
5 to 9 1923 1910
10 to 14 2233 1739
15 to 19 2182 1771
20 to 24 1727 1846
25 to 29 1399 1428
30 to 34 1290 1607
35 to 39 1393 1441
40 to 44 1500 1694
45 to 49 1206 1184
50 to 54 1132 912
55 to 59 1065 797
60 to 64 1050 838
65 to 69 707 1037
70 to 74 495 475
75 to 79 298 290
80 to 84 284 182
85 and over 61 328

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 44.8% were White; 16.6% were Black or African American; 0.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 28.7% were Asian; 9.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.7% of the people in 48212 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 44.4% of the people in 48212 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,701 households in 48212. The average household size was 3.66 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.5% of the households in 48212 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.7% of all households, while 17.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 12% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.4% of all households.

In 48212, 46.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.5
Cohabiting Couples 3.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.3% of males and 48.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.1 35.6
Now married, except separated 51.3 48.9
Separated 1 1.4
Widowed 1 6.9
Divorced 4.7 7.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48212, 1,376 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 15.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 56.5% of the people living in 48212 were U.S. natives. 41.4% of the 48212 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 43.5% of 48212 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 45.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48212 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 48212.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0.6
Asia 89.9
Europe 8.6
Africa 0.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48212 in 2020-2024, 65.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 41.4% 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 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 32.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 31.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 48212 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.6
Different house, same county 5.2
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 0.9
Abroad 2.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 66 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 34% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48212 was 11,997 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 477 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,966. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,554.

Educational Attainment of People in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 34
High school diploma or equivalency 31.7
Some college, no degree 13.5
Associate's degree 4.7
Bachelor's degree 11.1
Graduate or professional degree 5

Disability

In 48212, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.6% of people under 18 years old, to 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48212, 39.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 55.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,404 86.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 954 7.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 657 5.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48212 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 3.2
Manufacturing 26.9
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 14.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.4
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 2.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48212 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,694 22.3
Service occupations 2,199 18.2
Sales and office occupations 2,234 18.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 702 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,239 35.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.7% of 48212 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 18.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 18.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.2
Walked 2.5
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 8

In 2020-2024, 48212 had a total of 14,419 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.6% 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"). 20.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.4
Mobile homes 1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 56.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48212 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 57.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 48212 had 11,701 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,718 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 61.7% while renters occupied 38.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.03 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.06.

4.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19.6% and another 9.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48212:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 89.2
Electricity 9.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48212 was $109,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 26.2 % had a mortgage. 73.8% 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 $1,128 and for owners without a mortgage it was $505.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48212 was $999. 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.