PlainZIP

Hamtramck, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hamtramck, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 39,038. 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 HAMTRAMCK-MI · Hamtramck, MI 1 ZIPs · 39,038 pop · #24147/25278 · Wayne County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $38,186
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24147/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Detroit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-SMALL 39,038
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $109,200

Nearest income peer: Detroit, MI (+ $2,159 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 Hamtramck

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

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

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

National city placement

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

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
39,038
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$38,186
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 ($38,186 average) · poverty 39.0%. The primary code (48212) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.7%) for this income tier, rent $999 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Michigan, Glennie is the closest lower-income city and Highland Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hamtramck.

Population concentration

Hamtramck's single ZIP 48212 carries the town

Hamtramck is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48212 is the entire residential footprint (39,038 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 Hamtramck

Citywide ZBP: 562 establishments, 4,745 employees , annual payroll $229,739k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48212 (562 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (152) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hamtramck, MI

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Wayne County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hamtramck, Detroit, Dearborn and Livonia 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, 391% above Hamtramck.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48212 39,038 $38,186 562 2,814
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Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck, .