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Highland Park, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Highland Park, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,409. 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 HIGHLAND-PARK-MI · Highland Park, MI 1 ZIPs · 28,409 pop · #24126/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-LOW $38,404
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24126/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Detroit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,409
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $76,200

Nearest income peer: Detroit, MI (+ $1,941 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 Highland Park

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Highland Park 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, Highland Park, 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.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,409
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$38,404
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 ($38,404 average) · poverty 38.2%. The primary code (48203) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.3%) for this income tier, rent $801 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 48203, is all of Highland Park

There is no split to weigh here: 48203 holds every one of Highland Park's 28,409 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Highland Park

Citywide ZBP: 375 establishments, 10,913 employees , annual payroll $636,290k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48203 (375 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (121) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Highland Park, MI

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Wayne County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Highland Park, 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, 388% above Highland Park.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48203 28,409 $38,404 375 1,369
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Highland Park 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 Highland Park, .