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48080 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48080 covers Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, with a population of about 21,799 and a median household income of $69,884.

Population
21,7994,957 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,884about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$227,050up 25% in five years
Median rent
$1,070about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
33.2%1.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.8%14.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
619

Where 48080 is

Saint Clair Shores, 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

Population21,799
Median age44.1
Family households48%
Born outside the US6%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.6%
White (non-Hispanic)82.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%
Veterans5.5%
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$69,884
Income per person$43,169
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.7%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k9.8%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,980
Mean adjusted gross income$64,829
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k29.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$188,800
Median gross rent$1,070
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied79.8%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house74.8%
Attached house7.9%
2 to 4 units3.9%
5 to 19 units9.1%
20 or more units3.8%
Mobile home0.5%
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$227,050as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 105.3%
Typical asking rent$1,628as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$227,050$59,779

$94,695 in 2000 to $227,050 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home10.8%
Drives to work alone80.9%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12%
Health

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

Obesity37.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 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%
Depression26.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.9% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments619
People employed7,358
Annual payroll$332,998,000
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 41.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.1 out of 100
Community resilience73.2 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.

Tornado74.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane23.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire23.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning23.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide19.6Very 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$69,884$71,149$78,538
Income per person$43,169$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$188,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,070$1,084$1,348
Homeownership79.8%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.8%12%13.5%
Born outside the US6%7%13.9%
Median age44.140.138.7
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 stationGROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI US7.1 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 16.6°F2.09 in rain, 9.4 in snow
February33.9°F / 17.7°F2.15 in rain, 7.4 in snow
March42.9°F / 25°F2.55 in rain, 3.5 in snow
April55.5°F / 35.8°F3.41 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May67°F / 47.5°F3.86 in rain
June77.2°F / 57.8°F3.64 in rain
July82°F / 62.4°F3.38 in rain
August79.8°F / 61.2°F3.47 in rain
September72.7°F / 53.9°F3.31 in rain
October60.4°F / 42.5°F2.8 in rain
November47.3°F / 31.9°F2.79 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December37°F / 23.8°F2.36 in rain, 6.9 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 supermarket13% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

South Lake Schools76.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lakeview Public Schools23.4% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability8.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48081 Saint Clair Shores, MI2.6 km away
48021 Eastpointe, MI3.6 km away
48225 Harper Woods, MI4.3 km away
48066 Roseville, MI4.7 km away
48236 Grosse Pointe, MI4.8 km away
48082 Saint Clair Shores, MI6.4 km away
48224 Detroit, MI7.6 km away
48089 Warren, MI7.8 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.

Macomb County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.4 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq mi
Population density4,957 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4706, -82.9022

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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