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48239 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48239 covers Redford, Michigan, with a population of about 37,039 and a median household income of $69,373.

Population
37,0393,911 per square mile
Median age
380.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,373about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
12.9%0.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$181,119up 25% in five years
Median rent
$1,3551.2× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
22.7%12.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.3%13.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
582

Where 48239 is

Redford, 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

Population37,039
Median age38
Family households61.5%
Born outside the US2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)34.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)57.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Veterans4.7%
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$69,373
Income per person$33,308
Poverty rate12.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k16.4%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more4.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,830
Mean adjusted gross income$50,900
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1%
Returns, under $25k33.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.2%
Returns, $200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$145,900
Median gross rent$1,355
Rent as a share of household income33.8%
Owner-occupied78.3%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house92.9%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home0.3%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$181,119as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 144.4%
Typical asking rent$1,578as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$181,119$36,136

$72,495 in 2000 to $181,119 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home11.4%
Drives to work alone79.6%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.6%
Health

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

Obesity38.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments582
People employed9,457
Annual payroll$637,237,000
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 13.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss11.2 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.

Cold wave62.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire28.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning23.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.4Very 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$69,373$71,149$78,538
Income per person$33,308$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate12.9%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$145,900$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,355$1,084$1,348
Homeownership78.3%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.4%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2.5%7%13.9%
Median age3840.138.7
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 stationDEARBORN, MI US7.5 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January32°F / 17.7°F2.51 in rain, 11.7 in snow
February34.9°F / 19.1°F2.27 in rain, 7.3 in snow
March45.2°F / 26.4°F2.29 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April58.3°F / 36.9°F3.26 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May70°F / 47.5°F3.6 in rain
June79.2°F / 57.8°F3.28 in rain
July83.6°F / 62°F3.54 in rain
August81.8°F / 60.8°F3.23 in rain
September75.1°F / 53.4°F3.01 in rain
October62.1°F / 41.6°F2.87 in rain
November48.3°F / 32.3°F2.74 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December36.9°F / 24°F2.45 in rain, 4.6 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 supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket16% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

South Redford School District57.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Redford Union School District22% of this ZIP code's land area
Detroit Public Schools Community District20.7% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability10.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48223 Detroit, MI4.1 km away
48127 Dearborn Heights, MI4.5 km away
48151 Livonia, MI5.3 km away
48153 Livonia, MI5.3 km away
48240 Redford, MI5.7 km away
48228 Detroit, MI6.4 km away
48128 Dearborn, MI6.4 km away
48150 Livonia, MI6.4 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 area9.47 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density3,911 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3756, -83.2889

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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