48097

Name: ZIP code 48097, Michigan
Address: MI, 48097, US

ZIP code 48097 is in St. Clair County, Michigan, and crosses into 1 other county. About 5,418 people live here in 2,184 households. The median home value is $198,700 and the median household income $63,659. The average commute takes about 42 minutes.

ZIP code tabulation area · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

5,418residentsACS 2020–2024

$63,659median household incomeSt. Clair County: $71K

$198,700median home valueSt. Clair County: $225K

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

48097 in MichiganZIP codes coloured by median household income

48097

<$45K$125K+

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

People.

5,418 residents in 2,184 households, next to the St. Clair County figure.

21%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

23%

of households are people living alone

53%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

2,336 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $198,700 (±$30,012).

82%

of households own their home

83%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$924

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20192%

2000–200913%

1990–199917%

1980–19897%

1970–197915%

1960–19696%

1950–19599%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier26%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$7,718.

$63,659

median household income

14.3%

of people live below the poverty line

12.1%

unemployment rate

14%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

42 min

average commute to work

40%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

92%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Businesses in 48097.

81 business establishments with paid employees have an address in this ZIP code.

Grocery stores and supermarkets0

Convenience stores0

Pharmacies and drug stores0

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants3

Limited-service restaurants5

Coffee shops and snack bars0

Bars0

Physicians’ offices5

Dentists’ offices4

Child care centers0

Gyms and fitness centers0

Movie theaters0

Museums0

Counts are business establishments with paid employees, by the ZIP code of their address. Self-employed people without staff, and public facilities such as libraries, are not included.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

Health.

Estimated share of adults in 48097, next to the national figure.

80%

had a routine checkup in the past year

63%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

30%

get no leisure-time physical activity

36%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

20%

smoke

39%

have obesity

14%

have diagnosed diabetes

40%

have high blood pressure

24%

report fair or poor general health

20%

report frequent mental distress

34%

often feel lonely

18%

faced food insecurity in the past year

12%

faced housing insecurity in the past year

lacked reliable transportation in the past year

These are model-based estimates for adults from the CDC’s PLACES project, combining national health surveys with local population data. They are not counts of local patients, and small differences between nearby ZIP codes are within the margin of the model.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES 2025 release (ZCTA), public domain

Nearest public schools.

In a straight line from the center of the ZIP code. Attendance zones are set by each school district.

Yale Senior High SchoolYALE1.1 mi

Phoenix Alternative SchoolYALE1.1 mi

Yale Elementary SchoolYALE1.1 mi

Yale Junior High SchoolYALE1.2 mi

Avoca Elementary SchoolKENOCKEE8.2 mi

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024–25

Nearby ZIP codes.

ZIP codes here are the Census Bureau’s ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which closely match the postal ZIP codes used for addresses.

48022 48006 48014 St. Clair County Michigan