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48313 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48313 covers Sterling Heights, Michigan, with a population of about 33,850 and a median household income of $87,292.

Population
33,8503,903 per square mile
Median age
41.32.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$87,2921.2× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
7.6%4.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$303,352up 24.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,1521.1× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
32.1%2.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.2%9.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
658

Where 48313 is

Sterling Heights, 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

Population33,850
Median age41.3
Family households69.3%
Born outside the US17.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.4%
White (non-Hispanic)84.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans4.8%
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$87,292
Income per person$40,227
Poverty rate7.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k14.6%
$125–150k11.3%
$150–200k12.4%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,150
Mean adjusted gross income$70,262
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$248,800
Median gross rent$1,152
Rent as a share of household income32.1%
Owner-occupied74.2%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house67.1%
Attached house8.5%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units10.9%
20 or more units9.9%
Mobile home0.1%
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$303,352as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.4%
Typical asking rent$1,573as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$303,352$117,647

$159,053 in 2000 to $303,352 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home15.2%
Drives to work alone75.4%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.2%
Health

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

Obesity35.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 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 establishments658
People employed11,029
Annual payroll$465,842,000
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 47.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.3 out of 100
Community resilience73.2 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.

Tornado82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather42.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide29.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.4Very 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$87,292$71,149$78,538
Income per person$40,227$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate7.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$248,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,152$1,084$1,348
Homeownership74.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate8.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home15.2%12%13.5%
Born outside the US17.3%7%13.9%
Median age41.340.138.7
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 stationMT CLEMENS ANG BASE, MI US14.9 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January31.6°F / 17.9°F2.22 in rain, 10.6 in snow
February34.2°F / 18.5°F1.75 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March43.5°F / 25.9°F2.45 in rain, 5.2 in snow
April56.3°F / 35.9°F3.36 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May68.1°F / 46.7°F3.59 in rain
June78.1°F / 57°F3.31 in rain
July82.2°F / 61.9°F3.82 in rain
August79.9°F / 60.7°F3.68 in rain
September73°F / 53.1°F3.17 in rain
October60.5°F / 42.5°F2.82 in rain
November47.5°F / 32.4°F2.6 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December36.5°F / 24.1°F2.19 in rain, 5.9 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 supermarket55% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% 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%.

Utica Community 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48314 Sterling Heights, MI3.1 km away
48311 Sterling Heights, MI3.4 km away
48038 Clinton Township, MI3.9 km away
48318 Utica, MI4 km away
48312 Sterling Heights, MI4.6 km away
48317 Utica, MI6.1 km away
48310 Sterling Heights, MI7 km away
48036 Clinton Township, MI7.1 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.

Macomb County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.67 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density3,903 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6005, -82.9998

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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