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48138 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48138 covers Grosse Ile, Michigan, with a population of about 10,603 and a median household income of $124,934.

Population
10,6031,230 per square mile
Median age
5112.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$124,9341.8× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$405,530up 27.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,3881.3× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
48.3%13.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
91.2%26.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
147

Where 48138 is

Grosse Ile, 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

Population10,603
Median age51
Family households72.1%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)89.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
Veterans4.9%
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$124,934
Income per person$64,770
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k6.0%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k13.7%
$200k or more25.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,610
Mean adjusted gross income$150,841
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.1%
Returns, under $25k22.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.2%
Returns, $200k or more19.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$343,000
Median gross rent$1,388
Rent as a share of household income25.8%
Owner-occupied91.2%
Vacant homes6.7%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house83.3%
Attached house5.6%
2 to 4 units2.5%
5 to 19 units6.9%
20 or more units1.4%
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$405,530as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$405,530$152,739

$193,491 in 2000 to $405,530 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home15.8%
Drives to work alone76.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.2%
Health

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

Obesity28.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92% 6.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.6% 16.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.5% 9.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments147
People employed898
Annual payroll$32,535,000
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 31.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.2 out of 100
Community resilience46.3 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.

Coastal flooding77.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.3Very 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$124,934$71,149$78,538
Income per person$64,770$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$343,000$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,388$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home15.8%12%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%7%13.9%
Median age5140.138.7
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 METRO AP, MI US17.9 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 19.2°F2.23 in rain, 14 in snow
February35.2°F / 20.8°F2.08 in rain, 12.5 in snow
March45.9°F / 28.6°F2.43 in rain, 6.2 in snow
April58.7°F / 39.1°F3.26 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May70.3°F / 50.2°F3.72 in rain
June79.7°F / 60.2°F3.26 in rain
July83.7°F / 64.4°F3.51 in rain
August81.4°F / 63.2°F3.26 in rain
September74.4°F / 55.5°F3.22 in rain
October62°F / 44°F2.53 in rain
November48.6°F / 33.9°F2.57 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December37.2°F / 25.3°F2.25 in rain, 8.9 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Grosse Ile Township Schools100% 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 status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48183 Trenton, MI5.1 km away
48192 Wyandotte, MI8.2 km away
48173 Rockwood, MI8.3 km away
48195 Southgate, MI8.5 km away
48193 Riverview, MI8.8 km away
48134 Flat Rock, MI10.7 km away
48121 Dearborn, MI11.7 km away
48123 Dearborn, MI11.7 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.

Wayne County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.62 sq mi
Water area3.29 sq mi
Population density1,230 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1352, -83.1561

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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