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48306 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48306 covers Rochester, Michigan, with a population of about 27,831 and a median household income of $165,545.

Population
27,8311,260 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$165,5452.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
2.2%10.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$606,127up 28.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,6451.5× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
72%37 points above the US average
Homeownership
93.5%28.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
386

Where 48306 is

Rochester, 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

Population27,831
Median age43.5
Family households82%
Born outside the US15.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.7%
White (non-Hispanic)77.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Veterans4.3%
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$165,545
Income per person$70,181
Poverty rate2.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k2.1%
$60–75k3.4%
$75–100k8.1%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k10.9%
$150–200k18.1%
$200k or more38.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,740
Mean adjusted gross income$192,824
Returns declaring $200,000 or more25.9%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k7.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.6%
Returns, $200k or more25.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$522,200
Median gross rent$1,645
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied93.5%
Vacant homes5.3%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house85.2%
Attached house7%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units1.1%
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$606,127as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62.8%
Typical asking rent$1,767as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$606,127$262,794

$326,664 in 2000 to $606,127 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher72%
High school diploma or higher98.5%
Works from home24.8%
Drives to work alone71.7%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.4%
Health

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

Obesity27.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.3% 9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.1% 10.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92% 6.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.8% 6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist80.2% 18.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.2% 11.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.5% 10.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.6% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4% 5.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.8% 4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.7% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost3.5% 9.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments386
People employed2,466
Annual payroll$123,876,000
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 30.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.1 out of 100
Community resilience84.5 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.

Ice storm78.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.5Relatively 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$165,545$71,149$78,538
Income per person$70,181$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate2.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$522,200$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,645$1,084$1,348
Homeownership93.5%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher72%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home24.8%12%13.5%
Born outside the US15.7%7%13.9%
Median age43.540.138.7
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 US12.6 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 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%.

Rochester Community School District100% 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 vulnerability3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48363 Oakland, MI5.4 km away
48308 Rochester, MI5.4 km away
48309 Rochester, MI7.4 km away
48307 Rochester, MI7.9 km away
48316 Utica, MI9.3 km away
48361 Lake Orion, MI9.4 km away
48360 Lake Orion, MI9.6 km away
48359 Lake Orion, MI9.8 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.

Oakland County98.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Macomb County1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.09 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density1,260 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7262, -83.1566

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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