Postal Codes

48009 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48009 covers Birmingham, Michigan, with a population of about 21,623 and a median household income of $152,443.

Population
21,6234,355 per square mile
Median age
41.12.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$152,4432.1× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
4.9%7.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$755,671up 27.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,8911.7× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
76.9%41.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.2%11.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,363

Where 48009 is

Birmingham, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population21,623
Median age41.1
Family households58.2%
Born outside the US9.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.1%
White (non-Hispanic)83.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans1.9%
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$152,443
Income per person$104,429
Poverty rate4.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k7.3%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k11.8%
$200k or more39.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,620
Mean adjusted gross income$382,686
Returns declaring $200,000 or more36.3%
Returns, under $25k18.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.1%
Returns, $200k or more36.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$712,000
Median gross rent$1,891
Rent as a share of household income25.9%
Owner-occupied76.2%
Vacant homes9.6%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house70.6%
Attached house5.4%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units10.2%
Mobile home0.1%
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$755,671as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 61%
Typical asking rent$2,806as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 30.9%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 70.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$755,671$302,645

$357,099 in 2000 to $755,671 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,806$1,603

$1,603 in 2015 to $2,806 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.9%
High school diploma or higher98.8%
Works from home25.1%
Drives to work alone66.5%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.6%
Health

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

Obesity28.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.4% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.8% 11.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist80.8% 19.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18.8% 11.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16.8% 8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.8% 11.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.3% 10 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.3% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.4% 7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2% 2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.4% 9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost3.4% 9.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,363
People employed15,542
Annual payroll$1,206,655,000
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 24.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.6 out of 100
Community resilience84.8 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.

Ice storm74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave33.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane24.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.4Very 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$152,443$71,149$78,538
Income per person$104,429$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate4.9%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$712,000$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,891$1,084$1,348
Homeownership76.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.9%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home25.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US9.7%7%13.9%
Median age41.140.138.7
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 stationPONTIAC WWTP, MI US11.1 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January31.3°F / 17.1°F2.18 in rain, 12.1 in snow
February34°F / 18.2°F1.87 in rain, 9 in snow
March44.3°F / 26.2°F2.19 in rain, 4.1 in snow
April57.6°F / 36.4°F2.94 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May69.4°F / 49°F3.81 in rain
June78.2°F / 58.6°F3.29 in rain
July82.3°F / 62.9°F3.14 in rain
August80.8°F / 61.7°F3.24 in rain
September73.9°F / 53.7°F2.92 in rain
October60.5°F / 42.3°F2.9 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November47.4°F / 32.1°F3.15 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December36.4°F / 24.3°F2.25 in rain, 8.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Birmingham City School District100% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Walkability9.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48012 Birmingham, MI0.3 km away
48084 Troy, MI3.4 km away
48025 Franklin, MI4 km away
48072 Berkley, MI5 km away
48304 Bloomfield Hills, MI5.1 km away
48303 Bloomfield Hills, MI5.1 km away
48076 Southfield, MI5.2 km away
48017 Clawson, MI5.2 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.

Oakland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.96 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density4,355 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5444, -83.2133

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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