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Wayne County · Michigan

ZIP code 48206

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 48206 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
16,447

ZCTA residents

Median income
$43,702

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$102,300

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 48206 sits in Wayne County, Michigan and is home to 16,447 people. Median household income is $43,702, the median home is worth $102,300 and median gross rent is $923. 51.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% combined.

County
Wayne County

FIPS 26163

State
Michigan (MI)

992 ZIPs covered

Area codes
231, 248, 313, 517, 586, 734, 947

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Detroit

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 48206

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
16,447ZIP 48206 residents
Median household income
$43,702Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$102,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$923Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
51.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 48206

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%Detroit jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Detroit rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
25%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
2.3×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$531/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
26.6%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 48206 compares

ZIP 48206 against the median ZIP in Wayne County and across Michigan.

MeasureZIP 48206County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$43,702$57,577$66,726-35%
Median home value$102,300$155,600$179,300-43%
Median gross rent$923$1,095$930-1%
Population16,44724,5934,540+262%

Medians are computed across the 69 ZIP areas in Wayne County and the 992 ZIP areas in Michigan.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 992 Michigan ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 7% of 963 state ZIPs

#895
Home value

above 8% of 961 state ZIPs

#886
Population

larger than 76% of 992 state ZIPs

#241

Comparable ZIP codes

Michigan ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
49701Emmet County$43,636$217,000$694
49282Hillsdale County$43,864$37,300
48219Wayne County$43,882$84,500$1,037
48458Genesee County$43,496$87,100$896
48656Roscommon County$43,417$108,800$729
49960Ontonagon County$44,219$59,800

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Wayne County.

ZIP 48206 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 48206?
ZIP 48206 lies mostly in Wayne County, Michigan. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 48206?
Purchases are taxed at 6% combined, built from the Detroit jurisdiction stack.
Is 48206 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $923 a month, about 25% of median household income, and the median home is worth $102,300-43% against the typical Michigan ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 48206, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.