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48183 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48183 covers Trenton, Michigan, with a population of about 41,863 and a median household income of $82,020.

Population
41,8632,320 per square mile
Median age
45.87.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,0201.2× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$260,251up 22.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,0097% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
26.6%8.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.5%11.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
784

Where 48183 is

Trenton, 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

Population41,863
Median age45.8
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.7%
White (non-Hispanic)81.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.3%
Veterans6.9%
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$82,020
Income per person$40,119
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k16.1%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more7.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed22,370
Mean adjusted gross income$71,134
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k28.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$214,000
Median gross rent$1,009
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied76.5%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house65.6%
Attached house7.6%
2 to 4 units5.5%
5 to 19 units15.8%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home2.1%
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$260,251as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.7%
Typical asking rent$2,018as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$260,251$84,970

$116,866 in 2000 to $260,251 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone80.5%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.7%
Health

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

Obesity31.4% 2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 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 year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.5% 11.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.2% 1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments784
People employed16,691
Annual payroll$771,097,000
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 23.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 20 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss21.5 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.

Cold wave61.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado48.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide38.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding37.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane24.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.1Very 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$82,020$71,149$78,538
Income per person$40,119$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$214,000$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,009$1,084$1,348
Homeownership76.5%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.2%12%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%7%13.9%
Median age45.840.138.7
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 US13.9 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 supermarket82% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Woodhaven-Brownstown School District40.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Trenton Public Schools33.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Gibraltar School District19% of this ZIP code's land area
Riverview Community School District6.3% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48193 Riverview, MI5 km away
48138 Grosse Ile, MI5.1 km away
48134 Flat Rock, MI6.2 km away
48173 Rockwood, MI7.3 km away
48195 Southgate, MI7.5 km away
48192 Wyandotte, MI9.1 km away
48179 South Rockwood, MI9.3 km away
48180 Taylor, MI11.2 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.

Wayne County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.04 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq mi
Population density2,320 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1382, -83.2179

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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