Harper Woods, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Harper Woods, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,554. 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 HARPER-WOODS-MI · Harper Woods, MI 1 ZIPs · 14,554 pop · #16993/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-MID $61,750
  • RANK-LOWER #16993/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Taylor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,554
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,800

Nearest income peer: Taylor, MI ( $669 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 Harper Woods

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Harper Woods 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, Harper Woods, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,554
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,750
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,750 and poverty 19.1% concentrate in 48225.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Harper Woods as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Ubly is the closest lower-income city and Edwardsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Harper Woods.

Population concentration

Harper Woods's single ZIP 48225 carries the town

Harper Woods is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48225 is the entire residential footprint (14,554 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 Harper Woods

Citywide ZBP: 197 establishments, 2,277 employees , annual payroll $94,040k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48225 (197 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (47) · also Health care and social assistance · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Harper Woods, MI

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

Harper Woods sits in the lower half of Wayne County on income: Dearborn, Livonia and Canton report more, and only Detroit reports less. Northville marks the far end of that range at $187,589, 204% above Harper Woods.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48225 14,554 $61,750 197 2,108

Harper Woods 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 Harper Woods, .