Which ZIP code in Washtenaw County has the highest share of households with children?

48168 (Northville), at 36.5%, among 21 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the most families with kids in Washtenaw County, MI

These are the 21 ZIP codes in Washtenaw County with the highest share of households with children, out of 21 with at least 1,000 residents. 48168 (Northville, 36.5%), 48130 (Dexter, 35.4%) and 48178 (South Lyon, 32.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Washtenaw County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most families with kids in Washtenaw County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	48168	Northville	36.5%	25,038	9,058	9,473
2	48130	Dexter	35.4%	16,986	6,268	6,438
3	48178	South Lyon	32.2%	37,789	13,953	15,616
4	48176	Saline	29.7%	23,451	8,910	9,514
5	48191	Willis	29.4%	4,403	1,662	—
6	49236	Clinton	29.1%	5,026	1,928	1,933
7	48198	Ypsilanti	27.7%	39,244	16,471	17,831
8	48167	Northville	27.5%	24,713	10,593	—
9	48160	Milan	27.5%	13,972	4,947	5,126
10	48170	Plymouth	25.5%	40,076	17,308	18,522
11	48118	Chelsea	25.5%	13,246	5,733	5,998
12	48197	Ypsilanti	25.4%	66,525	27,559	—
13	48103	Ann Arbor	24.6%	55,054	24,258	—
14	48189	Whitmore Lake	24.1%	13,893	5,833	—
15	48108	Ann Arbor	24.0%	27,666	12,347	12,601
16	49240	Grass Lake	23.3%	8,863	3,629	3,760
17	48158	Manchester	22.2%	7,770	3,149	3,021
18	48105	Ann Arbor	21.2%	37,048	15,689	—
19	48137	Gregory	13.9%	4,157	1,857	—
20	48104	Ann Arbor	11.4%	43,979	17,526	19,118
21	48109	Ann Arbor	0.0%	5,939	156	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of households with one or more people under 18 (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau does not publish a margin of error for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 21 of 22 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Households with children buy tutoring, youth sports, pediatric and family dental care, child care, birthday venues and family dining. EDDM reaches every door on a route, so a higher share means more of your pieces land with families.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 39,851 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Washtenaw County has the highest share of households with children?: 48168 (Northville), at 36.5%, among 21 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of households with one or more people under 18 (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau does not publish a margin of error for this share in our files.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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