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48418 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48418 covers Byron, Michigan, with a population of about 4,544 and a median household income of $72,210.

Population
4,544111 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,210about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$304,290up 21.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,1931.1× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
21.8%13.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
93%28 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 48418 is

Byron, 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

Population4,544
Median age44.5
Family households75.2%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.9%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans5.7%
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$72,210
Income per person$37,160
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k12.1%
$60–75k15.2%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more8.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,100
Mean adjusted gross income$68,675
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k27.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$246,500
Median gross rent$1,193
Owner-occupied93%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house93%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units2.1%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home2.5%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$304,290as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$304,290$97,239

$114,268 in 2000 to $304,290 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone79%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.4% 11.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.2% 1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments59
People employed253
Annual payroll$14,252,000
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 34.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.3 out of 100
Community resilience74.4 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.

Strong wind84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding25.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.6Very 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$72,210$71,149$78,538
Income per person$37,160$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$246,500$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,193$1,084$1,348
Homeownership93%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%7%13.9%
Median age44.540.138.7
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 stationDURAND WWTP, MI US13.5 km away
Rain in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January30.7°F / 15.2°F2.16 in rain
February33.8°F / 14.7°F1.53 in rain
March43.8°F / 23.5°F1.96 in rain
April56.7°F / 34.4°F3.25 in rain
May69.1°F / 46.5°F4.09 in rain
June79°F / 56.7°F3.85 in rain
July83.3°F / 60.6°F3.2 in rain
August81.1°F / 58.4°F3.22 in rain
September74.5°F / 49.7°F2.95 in rain
October61°F / 39.1°F3.08 in rain
November47.3°F / 29.5°F2.29 in rain
December36°F / 21.1°F1.88 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket2% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Byron Area Schools94.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Fowlerville Community Schools4.4% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Walkability3.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48816 Cohoctah, MI5.5 km away
48436 Gaines, MI11 km away
48429 Durand, MI11.8 km away
48855 Howell, MI14.1 km away
48451 Linden, MI14.2 km away
48414 Bancroft, MI14.7 km away
48476 Vernon, MI15.8 km away
48857 Morrice, MI17 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.

Shiawassee County66.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Genesee County24.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Livingston County9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.95 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq mi
Population density111 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.8059, -83.9730

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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