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River Rouge, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for River Rouge, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,903. 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 RIVER-ROUGE-MI · River Rouge, MI 1 ZIPs · 7,903 pop · #23784/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-LOW $41,033
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23784/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Detroit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,903
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $65,200

Nearest income peer: Detroit, MI ( $688 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 River Rouge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest River Rouge 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, River Rouge, 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.

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,903
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$41,033
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 ($41,033 average) · poverty 39.8%. The primary code (48218) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.3%) for this income tier, rent $839 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Michigan, Forestville is the closest lower-income city and Amasa the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for River Rouge.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 48218, is all of River Rouge

There is no split to weigh here: 48218 holds every one of River Rouge's 7,903 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 River Rouge

Citywide ZBP: 79 establishments, 857 employees , annual payroll $63,841k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48218 (79 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in River Rouge, MI

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Wayne County reports a higher average ZIP median income than River Rouge, 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, 357% above River Rouge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48218 7,903 $41,033 79 1,150
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River Rouge 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 River Rouge, .