Which ZIP code in Detroit has the highest median household income?

48239 (Redford), at $71,151 (±$3,613), among 28 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Detroit, MI

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Detroit, MI with the highest median household income, out of 28 with at least 1,000 residents. 48239 (Redford, $71,151), 48226 (Detroit, $64,860) and 48221 (Detroit, $57,878) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Detroit; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Detroit

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	48239	Redford	$71,151 ±$3,613	36,976	14,132	—
2	48226	Detroit	$64,860 ±$11,143	6,831	4,350	5,933
3	48221	Detroit	$57,878 ±$3,926	41,392	15,520	—
4	48207	Detroit	$47,831 ±$4,383	20,848	11,502	—
5	48206	Detroit	$45,046 ±$5,139	15,227	6,337	7,611
6	48224	Detroit	$44,856 ±$2,319	39,668	14,451	15,041
7	48223	Detroit	$44,512 ±$3,622	22,622	9,049	—
8	48217	Detroit	$44,447 ±$5,508	6,564	2,677	—
9	48216	Detroit	$44,335 ±$3,798	5,865	2,915	3,225
10	48219	Detroit	$43,655 ±$2,908	47,208	18,709	—
11	48202	Detroit	$43,627 ±$7,093	15,780	7,581	8,841
12	48209	Detroit	$43,161 ±$3,536	27,184	9,211	—
13	48235	Detroit	$39,265 ±$4,748	45,600	18,654	—
14	48205	Detroit	$38,966 ±$2,887	34,187	12,951	—
15	48203	Highland Park	$38,404 ±$5,348	20,049	8,534	—
16	48212	Hamtramck	$38,186 ±$3,172	43,384	11,701	12,446
17	48210	Detroit	$37,838 ±$4,976	26,722	8,321	8,384
18	48227	Detroit	$36,527 ±$3,060	40,302	15,640	—
19	48208	Detroit	$36,194 ±$8,095	8,037	3,978	4,027
20	48211	Detroit	$35,725 ±$3,997	5,419	1,719	—
21	48234	Detroit	$35,322 ±$3,380	32,760	12,699	12,572
22	48204	Detroit	$34,468 ±$3,632	20,696	8,863	9,940
23	48213	Detroit	$34,003 ±$5,134	20,075	7,724	—
24	48215	Detroit	$33,812 ±$3,101	10,322	4,402	—
25	48214	Detroit	$33,544 ±$5,987	18,595	10,063	9,098

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 28 of 31 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 51,841 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 Detroit has the highest median household income?: 48239 (Redford), at $71,151 (±$3,613), among 28 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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