Every place has a story, and the numbers tell more of it than you might think. The Census puts the homes that are single-family houses in ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) at 66.9%.
That is about the same as the Oakland County figure of 67.7%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 69.8%, it is about the same.
Where ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) stands
Among 68 ZIP codes in Oakland County, ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) has the 44th highest figure, above 36% of them. The middle figure in that group is 73.4%, so ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) sits below the typical one.
The range runs from 14.4% in ZIP 48034 (Bingham Farms area) to 100.0% in ZIP 48370 (Addison Township area). The highest figures in the group belong to ZIP 48370 (Addison Township area) (100.0%), ZIP 48070 (Huntington Woods area) (99.6%), and ZIP 48069 (Pleasant Ridge area) (98.1%).
Across all 226 Metro Detroit ZIP codes, ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) ranks 160th.
Next door
ZIP 48069 (Pleasant Ridge area) nearby comes in at 98.1%, 47% higher. ZIP 48070 (Huntington Woods area) nearby comes in at 99.6%, 49% higher.
ZIP 48071 (Madison Heights area) nearby comes in at 67.2%, about the same. ZIP 48220 (Ferndale area) nearby comes in at 76.9%, 15% higher.
Related numbers
For homes in buildings of 20 or more units, ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) comes in at 0.0%. For homes standing vacant, ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) comes in at 6.4%.
For homes built in 2020 or later, ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) comes in at 1.9%.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Single-family houses mean yards and driveways; fewer of them means more apartments, condos and duplexes.
How we read the numbers
The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare ZIP 48067 (Pleasant Ridge area) with the 68 ZIP codes in Oakland County that have the same figure on file, highest first.
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Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.