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48235

Detroit, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
45,600
Median household income
$39,265
People below poverty
31.5%
Median home value
$90,000

Income

The median income of households in 48235 was $39,265. An estimated 11.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11.3
$10,000 to $14,999 9.1
$15,000 to $24,999 13.2
$25,000 to $34,999 10.8
$35,000 to $49,999 16.4
$50,000 to $74,999 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 9.4
$100,000 to $149,999 7.9
$150,000 to $199,999 4.5
$200,000 or more 2.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43357
Female 44113

An estimated 65.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,803. 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 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.3
Social Security 36.7
Retirement income 26.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.8
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 31.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 46.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 29.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 31.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 46.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 29.4

In 2020-2024, 39.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 48% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48235 in 2020-2024, 93% had health insurance coverage and 7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 41.9% and public coverage was 65.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.1%.


In 2020-2024, 48235 had a total population of 45,600 - 26,530 (58.2%) females and 19,070 (41.8%) males. The median age was 39.3 years. An estimated 24.8% of the population was under 18 years, 30.5% was 19 to 44 years, 24.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48235 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1614 1370
5 to 9 1237 2065
10 to 14 1827 1385
15 to 19 1327 1330
20 to 24 1509 1525
25 to 29 1130 1903
30 to 34 1189 1672
35 to 39 948 1029
40 to 44 1100 1885
45 to 49 1372 1691
50 to 54 830 1577
55 to 59 996 1753
60 to 64 1387 1588
65 to 69 1028 1557
70 to 74 496 1789
75 to 79 568 881
80 to 84 307 652
85 and over 205 878

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 2.6% were White; 93.8% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 59% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 48235 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 2.5% of the people in 48235 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,654 households in 48235. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 15.3% of the households in 48235 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 57.7% of all households, while 20.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.2% of all households.

In 48235, 28.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 15.3
Cohabiting Couples 6.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
57.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 21.4% of males and 15.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 61.5 52
Now married, except separated 21.4 15.2
Separated 3.4 3
Widowed 3.6 11.8
Divorced 10.1 18

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48235, 1,065 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.6% of the people living in 48235 were U.S. natives. 82.4% of the 48235 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.4% of 48235 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 62.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48235 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 48235.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 38.8
Asia 32.3
Europe 0
Africa 12.1
Northern America 16.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48235 in 2020-2024, 2.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 0.7% 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 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 48235 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.3
Different house, same county 7.6
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48235 was 10,461 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 402 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,143. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,916.

Educational Attainment of People in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.8
High school diploma or equivalency 35.5
Some college, no degree 29.5
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 9
Graduate or professional degree 5.9

Disability

In 48235, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.2% of people under 18 years old, to 18.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48235, 45.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,257 82
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,946 12
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 939 5.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48235 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 1.6
Manufacturing 16.4
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 9.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.2
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48235 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,201 26
Service occupations 3,645 22.5
Sales and office occupations 3,899 24.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 443 2.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,986 24.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.2% of 48235 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.8
Walked 0.9
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 48235 had a total of 21,285 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.9% 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"). 12.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.3
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48235 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 63.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 48235 had 18,654 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,631 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 53.5% while renters occupied 46.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.54.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 22% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 17.3% and another 10.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48235:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48235 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 84.9
Electricity 14
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48235 was $90,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.7 % had a mortgage. 57.3% 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 $1,241 and for owners without a mortgage it was $610.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48235 was $1,169. 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.