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48085 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48085 covers Troy, Michigan, with a population of about 27,371 and a median household income of $144,146.

Population
27,3712,943 per square mile
Median age
43.24.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$144,1462.0× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
3.4%9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$469,460up 24.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,2132.0× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
59%24 points above the US average
Homeownership
91.8%26.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
553

Where 48085 is

Troy, 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

Population27,371
Median age43.2
Family households80.2%
Born outside the US25.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home27.5%
White (non-Hispanic)68.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)20.8%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans4.8%
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$144,146
Income per person$53,860
Poverty rate3.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k23.6%
$200k or more24.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,720
Mean adjusted gross income$116,319
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.5%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k29.2%
Returns, $200k or more15.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$395,300
Median gross rent$2,213
Rent as a share of household income27.6%
Owner-occupied91.8%
Vacant homes2.3%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house92.1%
Attached house3.6%
2 to 4 units1.4%
5 to 19 units2.3%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home0.2%
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$469,460as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.1%
Typical asking rent$2,708as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$469,460$195,811

$247,801 in 2000 to $469,460 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher59%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home20.2%
Drives to work alone72.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16%
Health

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

Obesity27.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 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 screening91% 5.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.6% 15.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9% 5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.2% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.3% 8.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments553
People employed5,074
Annual payroll$229,466,000
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 40.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss56.1 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.

Tornado82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding50.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide42.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.1Relatively 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$144,146$71,149$78,538
Income per person$53,860$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate3.4%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$395,300$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,213$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.8%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home20.2%12%13.5%
Born outside the US25.7%7%13.9%
Median age43.240.138.7
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 stationPONTIAC WWTP, MI US11.9 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 supermarket34% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Troy School District93.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Avondale School District6.9% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48037 Southfield, MI4.4 km away
48083 Troy, MI4.6 km away
48099 Troy, MI4.6 km away
48098 Troy, MI4.8 km away
48310 Sterling Heights, MI5.7 km away
48084 Troy, MI6.5 km away
48307 Rochester, MI6.5 km away
48314 Sterling Heights, MI7.1 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 area9.3 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density2,943 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6006, -83.1198

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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