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48069 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48069 covers Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, with a population of about 2,607 and a median household income of $161,058.

Population
2,6074,562 per square mile
Median age
45.56.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$161,0582.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
2%10.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$494,684up 22.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,7951.7× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
79.9%44.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.4%30.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
52

Where 48069 is

Pleasant Ridge, 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

Population2,607
Median age45.5
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US6.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.7%
White (non-Hispanic)88.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans2.8%
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$161,058
Income per person$89,539
Poverty rate2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k2.0%
$60–75k4.9%
$75–100k8.5%
$100–125k6.2%
$125–150k12.6%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more39.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,390
Mean adjusted gross income$167,541
Returns declaring $200,000 or more25.9%
Returns, under $25k17.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.1%
Returns, $200k or more25.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$435,500
Median gross rent$1,795
Rent as a share of household income22.5%
Owner-occupied95.4%
Vacant homes2.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house96.6%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units1.7%
5 to 19 units0.8%
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$494,684as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$494,684$202,657

$226,402 in 2000 to $494,684 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.9%
High school diploma or higher99%
Works from home30.6%
Drives to work alone64.3%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.3%
Health

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

Obesity28.4% 5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.2% 6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health9.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3% 8.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.8% 12.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74% 9.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist80.6% 19.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.4% 13.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16.4% 8.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5% 12.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.6% 10.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity4.9% 8.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.4% 5.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.9% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost3.4% 9.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments52
People employed265
Annual payroll$17,195,000
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 8.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss22.7 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.

Tornado62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane20.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.7Very 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$161,058$71,149$78,538
Income per person$89,539$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$435,500$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,795$1,084$1,348
Homeownership95.4%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.9%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home30.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US6.7%7%13.9%
Median age45.540.138.7
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 stationDETROIT CITY AP, MI US13 km away
Rain in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January32.4°F / 19.8°F1.45 in rain
February35°F / 21°F1.41 in rain
March44.9°F / 28.4°F2.02 in rain
April57.6°F / 38.6°F2.82 in rain
May69.5°F / 49.8°F3.49 in rain
June79.2°F / 60.2°F3.1 in rain
July83.5°F / 64.9°F3.22 in rain
August81.4°F / 63.7°F3.1 in rain
September74.3°F / 55.8°F3.09 in rain
October61.4°F / 44.7°F2.3 in rain
November48.2°F / 34.4°F2.16 in rain
December37.2°F / 25.8°F1.73 in rain
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 supermarket1% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Ferndale Public Schools99.6% 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 vulnerability1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48220 Ferndale, MI1.5 km away
48068 Royal Oak, MI2.1 km away
48067 Royal Oak, MI2.3 km away
48070 Huntington Woods, MI2.9 km away
48237 Oak Park, MI3.3 km away
48030 Hazel Park, MI3.9 km away
48071 Madison Heights, MI4.8 km away
48221 Detroit, MI5 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 area0.57 sq mi
Population density4,562 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4710, -83.1438

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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