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ZIP Code 48219: Detroit, MI

ZIP code 48219 is in Detroit, Michigan, entirely in Wayne County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 47,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd most populous of Detroit's 28 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $43,655 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
482sectional center: Detroit, MI (SCF 481)
19delivery area within it
Town
Detroit · 28 residential ZIPs
Census places
Detroit
Metro area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
House district
MI-12 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
8.4 sq mi · 5,599 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
18 more ZIP codes use the name Detroit for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 48219?

48219 centers on 42.425°, -83.251° and covers 8.4 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 48223, 48240, 48075, 48235, 48033, 48239.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 48219 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 48219, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 48219 compare with the rest of Detroit?

Rank of 48219 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure48219In DetroitIn Wayne CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)47,2082nd of 286th of 7015th of 992
Median household income$44k9th of 2544th of 67737th of 774
Median home value$99k10th of 2248th of 64752nd of 779

Its median household income is higher than in 8% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 95% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 48219?

The 2020 Census counted 46,811 people in 48219; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 47,208. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 0.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
47,208
2020 Census count
46,811−0.3% since 2010 (46,931)
Households
18,709
Median age
35.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 48219?

Of the 47,208 people the ACS estimates in 48219, 25.5% are under 18 and 16.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (87.9%).

  • Under 1825.5%
  • 18 to 6458.2%
  • 65 and older16.3%
Age of the people of 48219 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic87.9%
  • White, not Hispanic5.4%
  • Other or two or more5.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino1.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.2%
Race and Hispanic origin in 48219 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 48219 earn?

Median household income is $43,655 (ACS 2020-2024), the 44th highest of the 67 ranked ZIP codes in Wayne County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($42,272 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$43,655
Income per person
$23,529
Below the poverty line
29.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
16.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
14.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$36,80718,420 returns; wages 72% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 48219?

FHFA's house price index for 48219, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 154% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 58% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −1.6% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$99,200
Median gross rent
$1,079
Homes owned by their occupants
54.9%
Housing units
21,621
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 48219; 2025: 679.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 48219?

415 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade128
  • Other services (except public administration)66
  • Health care and social assistance60
  • Accommodation and food services57
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services21
  • Finance and insurance17

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 48219?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 48219, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
48223Detroit22,622$45k2.2 mi
48240Redford17,008$60k2.5 mi
48075Southfield22,841$65k2.7 mi
48235Detroit45,600$39k2.9 mi
48033Southfield17,277$61k3.2 mi
48239Redford36,976$71k3.8 mi
48227Detroit40,302$37k4.0 mi (near)
48237Oak Park29,318$72k4.5 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.