PlainZIP

Ecorse, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ecorse, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,556. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ECORSE-MI · Ecorse, MI 1 ZIPs · 9,556 pop · #23888/25278 · Wayne County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $40,264
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23888/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Detroit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,556
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $65,400

Nearest income peer: Detroit, MI (+ $81 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ecorse

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ecorse on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ecorse, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,556
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,264
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($40,264 average) · poverty 29.4%. The primary code (48229) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.1%) for this income tier, rent $840 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Michigan, Gould City is the closest lower-income city and Detroit the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 25 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ecorse.

Population concentration

Ecorse's single ZIP 48229 carries the town

Ecorse is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48229 is the entire residential footprint (9,556 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ecorse

Citywide ZBP: 67 establishments, 1,611 employees , annual payroll $113,622k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48229 (67 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Other services (except public administration) · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Ecorse, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ecorse. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Wayne County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ecorse, Dearborn, Livonia and Canton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Northville marks the far end of that range at $187,589, 366% above Ecorse.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48229 9,556 $40,264 67 1,318
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Ecorse roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ecorse, .