ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Michigan

ZIP Code 48170: Wayne County, MI

ZIP Code 48170 (Wayne County, Michigan) has an estimated 40,076 residents in 17,308 households. The median household income is $114,278, the median home value is $417,600 and the median gross rent is $1,227/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

40,076

Margin of error ±759

Median household income

$114,278

Margin of error ±$8,774

Median home value

$417,600

Margin of error ±$16,148

Median gross rent

$1,227/mo

Margin of error ±$53

Median age

45.6 yrs

Margin of error ±1.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.3 min

Margin of error ±1.8 min

How ZIP 48170 compares with Michigan and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 4817045.6 yrsMichigan40.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 48170$114,278Michigan$72,875United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 48170$67,147Michigan$40,735United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 481704.3%Michigan13.2%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 481703.8%Michigan5.7%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 4817060.1%Michigan32.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 48170$417,600Michigan$231,600United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 48170$1,227/moMichigan$1,129/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 4817079.6%Michigan73.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 4817023.3 minMichigan24.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 4817025.3%Michigan13.5%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 48170

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 48170 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 48170Margin of errorMichiganUnited States
Total population40,076±75910,077,761334,922,499
Median age45.6 yrs±1.8 yrs40.2 yrs38.9 yrs
Households17,308±5304,076,369129,227,496
Median household income$114,278±$8,774$72,875$80,734
Per capita income$67,147±$3,409$40,735$44,673
Poverty rate4.3%±1.2 pts13.2%12.5%
Unemployment rate3.8%±1.2 pts5.7%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.1%±2.8 pts32.4%35.7%
Median home value$417,600±$16,148$231,600$332,700
Median gross rent$1,227/mo±$53$1,129/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes79.6%±2.1 pts73.2%65.2%
Mean travel time to work23.3 min±1.8 min24.2 min26.4 min
Worked from home25.3%±2.4 pts13.5%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 48170
GroupZIP 48170MichiganUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino85.7%72.4%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino2.4%13.1%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.1%0.3%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino4.3%3.4%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.6%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino3.8%4.5%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3.1%5.9%19.3%

Where ZIP 48170 is

State
Michigan
Main county
Wayne County— also overlaps Washtenaw County
Largest overlapping place
Plymouth (6% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
34.48 sq mi· about 1,162 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Wayne County

48138 Wayne County, MI48141 Inkster, MI48146 Lincoln Park, MI48150 Livonia, MI48152 Livonia, MI48154 Livonia, MI48164 Wayne County, MI48168 Wayne County, MI48173 Gibraltar, MI48174 Romulus, MI48180 Taylor, MI48183 Trenton, MI48184 Wayne, MI48185 Westland, MI48186 Westland, MI48187 Wayne County, MI48188 Wayne County, MI48192 Wyandotte, MI48193 Riverview, MI48195 Southgate, MI48201 Detroit, MI48202 Detroit, MI48203 Detroit, MI48204 Detroit, MI

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.