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Wayne, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wayne, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,643. 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 WAYNE-MI · Wayne, MI 1 ZIPs · 17,643 pop · #18242/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-MID $59,171
  • RANK-LOWER #18242/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dearborn Heights
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,643
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,000

Nearest income peer: Dearborn Heights, MI (+ $1,298 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 Wayne

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,643
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,171
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 $59,171 and poverty 15.7% concentrate in 48184.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.8%) for this income tier, rent $974 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Michigan, Reed City is the closest lower-income city and Galien the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wayne.

Population concentration

Wayne's single ZIP 48184 carries the town

Wayne is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48184 is the entire residential footprint (17,643 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Wayne's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 354 establishments, 10,907 employees , annual payroll $830,554k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48184 (354 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (68) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wayne, MI

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

Wayne 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, 217% above Wayne.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48184 17,643 $59,171 354 969
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Wayne 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 Wayne, .