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48532 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48532 covers Flint, Michigan, with a population of about 19,750 and a median household income of $58,118.

Population
19,7501,238 per square mile
Median age
41.12.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,11818% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$171,884up 25.9% in five years
Median rent
$92914% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
18.8%16.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.3%4.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
544

Where 48532 is

Flint, 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

Population19,750
Median age41.1
Family households58.5%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.1%
White (non-Hispanic)50.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)38.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans6.1%
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$58,118
Income per person$32,559
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k10.8%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,780
Mean adjusted gross income$52,115
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k39.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.1%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$157,300
Median gross rent$929
Rent as a share of household income27.6%
Owner-occupied60.3%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house60.3%
Attached house5.5%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units21.1%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home4.8%
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$171,884as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 148.6%
Typical asking rent$1,052as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$171,884$44,497

$81,186 in 2000 to $171,884 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
High school diploma or higher87.8%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone80.5%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.7%
Health

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

Obesity41.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22% 4.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments544
People employed8,142
Annual payroll$428,241,000
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 33.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.4 out of 100
Community resilience59.6 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 wave82.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather29.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.7Very 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$58,118$71,149$78,538
Income per person$32,559$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$157,300$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$929$1,084$1,348
Homeownership60.3%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate8.5%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.2%12%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%7%13.9%
Median age41.140.138.7
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 stationFLINT 7W, MI US4 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January30.4°F / 16°F2.15 in rain, 13.1 in snow
February32.7°F / 16.4°F1.67 in rain, 10.4 in snow
March42.9°F / 23.8°F1.87 in rain, 4.3 in snow
April56.4°F / 34.6°F3.41 in rain, 1.2 in snow
May68.2°F / 46.1°F3.68 in rain
June77.8°F / 56.4°F3.06 in rain
July81.9°F / 60.2°F3.35 in rain
August79.1°F / 59.2°F3.34 in rain
September72.7°F / 50.7°F2.88 in rain
October59.8°F / 39.8°F2.97 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November46.8°F / 30.3°F2.37 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December35.2°F / 22°F2.13 in rain, 9.6 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 supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket44% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Carman-Ainsworth Community School District61.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Swartz Creek Community Schools24% of this ZIP code's land area
Flushing Community Schools12.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Flint City School District2.4% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48554 Flint, MI4.4 km away
48501 Flint, MI5.3 km away
48507 Flint, MI6.5 km away
48504 Flint, MI6.7 km away
48473 Swartz Creek, MI7.2 km away
48433 Flushing, MI7.5 km away
48555 Flint, MI7.5 km away
48557 Flint, MI7.9 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.

Genesee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.95 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density1,238 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0111, -83.8030

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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