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48188 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48188 covers Canton, Michigan, with a population of about 45,522 and a median household income of $118,037.

Population
45,5222,546 per square mile
Median age
39.81.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$118,0371.7× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$415,234up 24.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,5361.4× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
56%21 points above the US average
Homeownership
82.4%17.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
579

Where 48188 is

Canton, 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

Population45,522
Median age39.8
Family households76.2%
Born outside the US23.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.4%
White (non-Hispanic)58.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)11%
Asian (non-Hispanic)23.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans4.4%
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$118,037
Income per person$52,143
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k13.5%
$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 filed22,710
Mean adjusted gross income$107,850
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.3%
Returns, under $25k23.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.7%
Returns, $200k or more12.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$356,700
Median gross rent$1,536
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied82.4%
Vacant homes3.3%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house63.6%
Attached house15.3%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units9.7%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home7.5%
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$415,234as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.6%
Typical asking rent$2,119as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$415,234$171,655

$208,425 in 2000 to $415,234 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,119$1,859

$1,859 in 2022 to $2,119 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher56%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home21.3%
Drives to work alone68.3%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.8%
Health

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

Obesity27.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.1% 4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.6% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.6% 14.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.1% 8.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.4% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments579
People employed8,347
Annual payroll$412,493,000
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 34.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.6 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 wave76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail14.2Very 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$118,037$71,149$78,538
Income per person$52,143$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$356,700$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,536$1,084$1,348
Homeownership82.4%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home21.3%12%13.5%
Born outside the US23.1%7%13.9%
Median age39.840.138.7
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 WILLOW RUN AP, MI US8.5 km away
Rain in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January33.7°F / 19.6°F1.68 in rain
February36.9°F / 20.8°F1.45 in rain
March47.6°F / 29°F2.14 in rain
April60.7°F / 38.7°F3.14 in rain
May72.5°F / 49.6°F3.3 in rain
June82.3°F / 59.6°F2.99 in rain
July86.2°F / 63.4°F2.98 in rain
August83.7°F / 62.1°F3.11 in rain
September77.2°F / 53.9°F2.97 in rain
October64°F / 43.3°F2.53 in rain
November50.3°F / 33.9°F2.23 in rain
December38.5°F / 25.8°F1.67 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket87% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools46.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Wayne-Westland Community School District32.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Van Buren Public Schools21.4% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% 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.

48187 Canton, MI4.6 km away
48184 Wayne, MI7.5 km away
48186 Westland, MI7.9 km away
48185 Westland, MI8.3 km away
48170 Plymouth, MI8.7 km away
48174 Romulus, MI9.5 km away
48112 Belleville, MI9.7 km away
48111 Belleville, MI10.8 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.

Wayne County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.88 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density2,546 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2910, -83.4650

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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