Wayne County

Wayne County has 1,772,259 residents across 66 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $60,539, 17% below the Michigan figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $178,500, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

1,772,259residentsACS 2020–2024

$60,539median household incomeMichigan: $73K

$178,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Wayne County in MichiganZIP codes in Wayne County highlighted; the rest of Michigan in grey

Map of Michigan with Wayne County highlighted

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

All 66 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
48101	27,925	$82K	$184K	87%	31%	91%	26 min
48111	44,709	$77K	$262K	68%	29%	92%	28 min
48120	8,323	$66K	$224K	40%	35%	94%	26 min
48122	12,554	$42K	$126K	61%	14%	92%	26 min
48124	34,479	$82K	$204K	82%	40%	94%	25 min
48125	22,125	$60K	$141K	68%	15%	90%	28 min
48126	51,997	$42K	$214K	57%	25%	93%	21 min
48127	39,646	$61K	$232K	72%	29%	92%	25 min
48128	12,624	$101K	$259K	85%	54%	93%	24 min
48134	23,935	$92K	$276K	84%	31%	93%	28 min
48135	26,739	$67K	$169K	79%	15%	93%	28 min
48138	10,344	$127K	$356K	92%	50%	97%	34 min
48141	25,428	$39K	$80K	47%	13%	93%	30 min
48146	39,257	$59K	$131K	69%	12%	86%	26 min
48150	26,687	$98K	$240K	89%	38%	96%	26 min
48152	30,119	$88K	$301K	81%	42%	95%	26 min
48154	37,045	$105K	$305K	91%	45%	93%	26 min
48164	9,576	$108K	$310K	95%	24%	94%	30 min
48168	25,038	$188K	$583K	90%	75%	97%	28 min
48170	40,076	$114K	$418K	80%	60%	95%	25 min
48173	12,931	$94K	$245K	85%	26%	95%	31 min
48174	32,211	$67K	$162K	74%	17%	90%	28 min
48180	62,081	$61K	$153K	67%	16%	89%	24 min
48183	41,765	$84K	$223K	76%	28%	93%	27 min
48184	17,348	$59K	$158K	61%	18%	91%	29 min
48185	48,530	$61K	$194K	57%	25%	91%	26 min
48186	35,103	$65K	$174K	69%	20%	92%	28 min
48187	53,376	$120K	$364K	71%	53%	95%	28 min
48188	45,665	$123K	$385K	83%	58%	98%	29 min
48192	24,489	$72K	$167K	74%	23%	88%	26 min
48193	16,119	$75K	$221K	67%	22%	87%	27 min
48195	29,366	$66K	$174K	67%	22%	89%	25 min
48201	15,091	$25K	$413K	11%	40%	86%	23 min
48202	15,780	$44K	$187K	31%	40%	80%	25 min
48203	20,049	$38K	$76K	51%	20%	78%	25 min
48204	20,696	$34K	$59K	55%	11%	76%	30 min
48205	34,187	$39K	$65K	51%	10%	87%	26 min
48206	15,227	$45K	$116K	54%	24%	84%	26 min
48207	20,848	$48K	$212K	26%	37%	86%	24 min
48208	8,037	$36K	$176K	34%	25%	85%	26 min
48209	27,184	$43K	$89K	61%	9%	85%	27 min
48210	26,722	$38K	$68K	58%	9%	81%	24 min
48211	5,419	$36K	$79K	51%	15%	79%	26 min
48212	43,384	$38K	$109K	62%	16%	84%	26 min
48213	20,075	$34K	$56K	58%	8%	89%	29 min
48214	18,595	$34K	$147K	41%	28%	80%	28 min
48215	10,322	$34K	$111K	51%	19%	91%	27 min
48216	5,865	$44K	$243K	35%	40%	91%	23 min
48217	6,564	$44K	$66K	63%	13%	88%	30 min
48218	7,011	$41K	$65K	57%	7%	81%	28 min
48219	47,208	$44K	$99K	55%	14%	90%	28 min
48221	41,392	$58K	$155K	66%	29%	89%	28 min
48223	22,622	$45K	$100K	56%	21%	90%	30 min
48224	39,668	$45K	$89K	56%	17%	88%	28 min
48225	16,098	$62K	$154K	66%	25%	94%	27 min
48226	6,831	$65K	$325K	6%	52%	88%	20 min
48227	40,302	$37K	$75K	59%	12%	82%	28 min
48228	50,117	$31K	$60K	49%	11%	89%	24 min
48229	9,061	$40K	$65K	62%	8%	72%	25 min
48230	17,174	$137K	$466K	79%	74%	98%	26 min
48234	32,760	$35K	$61K	53%	10%	79%	27 min
48235	45,600	$39K	$90K	54%	15%	90%	26 min
48236	31,435	$128K	$370K	91%	66%	95%	26 min
48238	24,731	$33K	$65K	47%	14%	84%	30 min
48239	36,976	$71K	$159K	79%	24%	93%	27 min
48240	17,008	$60K	$135K	76%	22%	91%	25 min

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

People.

1,772,259 residents in 700,591 households, next to the Michigan figure.

24%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

36%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

801,083 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,500 (±$1,776).

65%

of households own their home

70%

of homes are detached single-family houses

16%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$1,132

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20192%

2000–20096%

1990–19996%

1980–19895%

1970–197910%

1960–196911%

1950–195924%

1940–194914%

1939 or earlier21%

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 ±$602.

$60,539

median household income

20.8%

of people live below the poverty line

8.7%

unemployment rate

28%

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.

27 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

80%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

14%

work from home

12%

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Wayne County, Michigan, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.