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48224

Detroit, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
39,668
Median household income
$44,856
People below poverty
33.5%
Median home value
$88,700

Income

The median income of households in 48224 was $44,856. An estimated 12.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.2
$15,000 to $24,999 11.4
$25,000 to $34,999 9
$35,000 to $49,999 16.1
$50,000 to $74,999 18
$75,000 to $99,999 8
$100,000 to $149,999 11.8
$150,000 to $199,999 3.8
$200,000 or more 3.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 42284
Female 47755

An estimated 72.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,105. 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 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.9
Social Security 31.3
Retirement income 24.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.7
Cash public assistance income 5.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 33.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 54.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 33.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 54.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26.6

In 2020-2024, 41.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 52% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48224 in 2020-2024, 94.2% had health insurance coverage and 5.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 41.2% and public coverage was 65.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 48224 had a total population of 39,668 - 21,011 (53%) females and 18,657 (47%) males. The median age was 33.4 years. An estimated 28.4% of the population was under 18 years, 33.7% was 19 to 44 years, 23.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 12 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48224 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1981 1500
5 to 9 1053 1379
10 to 14 2129 1523
15 to 19 1149 1547
20 to 24 1424 1396
25 to 29 849 1515
30 to 34 1499 2041
35 to 39 1007 937
40 to 44 1122 1556
45 to 49 905 1350
50 to 54 1404 1428
55 to 59 952 1273
60 to 64 771 1220
65 to 69 1089 857
70 to 74 604 661
75 to 79 353 310
80 to 84 215 224
85 and over 151 294

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 7.2% were White; 88.9% were Black or African American; 0.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 33.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.4% of the people in 48224 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 7.2% of the people in 48224 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,451 households in 48224. The average household size was 2.72 people.

Married-couple households made up 20.5% of the households in 48224 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 46% of all households, while 26% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.5% of all households.

In 48224, 32.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 20.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
46

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 23.9% of males and 21.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.7 59
Now married, except separated 23.9 21.9
Separated 1.2 2.4
Widowed 2.5 5.9
Divorced 12.7 10.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48224, 1,136 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 52.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 48224 were U.S. natives. 85.9% of the 48224 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 48224 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 82.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48224 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 48224.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 25.4
Asia 2.3
Europe 5.7
Africa 60
Northern America 6.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48224 in 2020-2024, 3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% of people at least five years old; 0.4% 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 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 48224 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.5
Different house, same county 6.5
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48224 was 9,823 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 394 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,689. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,740.

Educational Attainment of People in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.2
High school diploma or equivalency 32.6
Some college, no degree 26.7
Associate's degree 8.9
Bachelor's degree 10.8
Graduate or professional degree 5.8

Disability

In 48224, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.8% of people under 18 years old, to 18.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48224, 49.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,343 85
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,651 11.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 512 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48224 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 1.9
Manufacturing 17.9
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 7.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.8
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.2
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 5.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48224 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,712 25.6
Service occupations 4,112 28.3
Sales and office occupations 2,752 19
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 562 3.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,376 23.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68% of 48224 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.1
Walked 0.7
Other means 3.4
Worked from home 10.8

In 2020-2024, 48224 had a total of 17,234 housing units. Of these housing units, 91% 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"). 8.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 91
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.6
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48224 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 73.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 48224 had 14,451 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,783 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.9% while renters occupied 44.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.97.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.8% and another 8.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48224:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 87.1
Electricity 11.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48224 was $88,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.2 % had a mortgage. 62.8% 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 $1,232 and for owners without a mortgage it was $541.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48224 was $1,224. 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.