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48348 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48348 covers Clarkston, Michigan, with a population of about 24,892 and a median household income of $131,586.

Population
24,892740 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$131,5861.8× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$518,928up 26.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,2311.1× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
50.4%15.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.9%27.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
416

Where 48348 is

Clarkston, 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

Population24,892
Median age43.3
Family households78.2%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)86.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans4.9%
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$131,586
Income per person$64,649
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more29.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,620
Mean adjusted gross income$139,606
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.5%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.3%
Returns, $200k or more19.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$421,300
Median gross rent$1,231
Rent as a share of household income32.3%
Owner-occupied92.9%
Vacant homes2.8%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house84.3%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units3.3%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home6.1%
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$518,928as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.6%
Typical asking rent$2,224as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$518,928$213,873

$255,798 in 2000 to $518,928 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home20.5%
Drives to work alone73.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.1%
Health

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

Obesity30.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.6% 6.7 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%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.1% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.5% 16.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.8% 7.2 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 establishments416
People employed3,488
Annual payroll$165,068,000
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 31.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.2 out of 100
Community resilience84.8 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.

Landslide84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14.6Very 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$131,586$71,149$78,538
Income per person$64,649$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$421,300$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,231$1,084$1,348
Homeownership92.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home20.5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%7%13.9%
Median age43.340.138.7
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 stationWHITE LAKE 4E, MI US8.9 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January28.8°F / 13.4°F2.59 in rain, 14.7 in snow
February31.6°F / 13.8°F1.81 in rain, 16.6 in snow
March41.9°F / 23.3°F2.26 in rain, 7.7 in snow
April55.1°F / 33.4°F3.25 in rain, 3.6 in snow
May66.7°F / 44.4°F3.86 in rain
June75.9°F / 53.1°F3.48 in rain
July79.6°F / 56.5°F3.56 in rain
August78°F / 55.3°F3.08 in rain
September70.9°F / 48.9°F3.45 in rain
October58.4°F / 38.6°F3.04 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November44.9°F / 28.6°F2.63 in rain, 5 in snow
December33.2°F / 19.7°F2.28 in rain, 14.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket93% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Clarkston Community School District80.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake Orion Community Schools8.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Brandon School District7.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Holly Area School District2.9% 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 vulnerability8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48346 Clarkston, MI4.4 km away
48329 Waterford, MI8.2 km away
48462 Ortonville, MI9.2 km away
48330 Drayton Plains, MI10 km away
48362 Lake Orion, MI10.7 km away
48350 Davisburg, MI10.8 km away
48360 Lake Orion, MI11 km away
48359 Lake Orion, 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.

Oakland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area33.62 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq mi
Population density740 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7605, -83.4040

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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