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48002 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48002 covers Allenton, Michigan, with a population of about 3,129 and a median household income of $91,889.

Population
3,12984 per square mile
Median age
48.29.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,8891.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$365,490up 20.9% in five years
Degree or higher
20.8%14.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
97.3%32.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
49

Where 48002 is

Allenton, Michigan — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,129
Median age48.2
Family households75%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans8.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$91,889
Income per person$43,807
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k0.5%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k17.8%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more10.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,600
Mean adjusted gross income$73,955
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$294,600
Owner-occupied97.3%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house97.5%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units0.4%
Mobile home0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$365,490as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$365,490$126,174

$158,790 in 2000 to $365,490 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35% 1.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.9% 5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.3% 12 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.9% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.3% 5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments49
People employed159
Annual payroll$6,974,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 59.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss66.4 out of 100
Community resilience82.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$91,889$71,149$78,538
Income per person$43,807$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$294,600$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership97.3%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home13.7%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%7%13.9%
Median age48.240.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRICHMOND 4 NNW, MI US12.1 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January30.1°F / 16.2°F2.37 in rain, 10.8 in snow
February32.8°F / 16.1°F1.92 in rain, 13.3 in snow
March42.1°F / 24.9°F2.09 in rain, 6.1 in snow
April56.2°F / 35.5°F3.19 in rain, 2.6 in snow
May68.5°F / 47.4°F3.81 in rain
June78.4°F / 57.6°F3.56 in rain
July83°F / 62.1°F3.94 in rain
August80°F / 59.4°F3.27 in rain
September73.1°F / 51.9°F3.46 in rain
October60.3°F / 41.1°F2.95 in rain
November46.5°F / 31.7°F2.97 in rain, 3.5 in snow
December35.4°F / 23.1°F2.37 in rain, 10.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Capac Community School District51.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Almont Community Schools28.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Armada Area Schools19.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48041 Memphis, MI9.4 km away
48003 Almont, MI9.6 km away
48014 Capac, MI9.8 km away
48005 Armada, MI11.2 km away
48022 Emmett, MI12.2 km away
48065 Romeo, MI14.7 km away
48062 Richmond, MI14.8 km away
48444 Imlay City, MI16.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

St. Clair County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.12 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density84 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9388, -82.9198

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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