The list
Homes that are single-family houses, Wayne County.
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1
ZIP 48226 1.2%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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2
ZIP 48201 4.7%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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3
ZIP 48207 10.4%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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4
ZIP 48202 24.1%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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5
ZIP 48208 32.0%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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6
ZIP 48214 35.8%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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7
ZIP 48216 39.5%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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8
ZIP 48120 40.3%
Around Melvindale, Wayne County
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9
ZIP 48185 46.3%
Around Westland, Wayne County
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10
ZIP 48211 48.1%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
Every list tells a story if you know how to read it. Rebuild Detroit compared 70 ZIP codes in Wayne County by homes that are single-family houses for 2026.
ZIP 48226 comes first with 1.2%, 98% below the median. The Wayne County median is 71.6%.
Who leads the list
ZIP 48226 leads the list with 1.2% (Around Detroit, Wayne County). ZIP 48201 is second with 4.7% (Around Detroit, Wayne County).
ZIP 48207 takes third with 10.4% (Around Detroit, Wayne County).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are ZIP 48202 (24.1%), ZIP 48208 (32.0%), ZIP 48214 (35.8%), ZIP 48216 (39.5%), ZIP 48120 (40.3%), ZIP 48185 (46.3%), and ZIP 48211 (48.1%). Every one of the top 10 is in Wayne County.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Wayne County, ZIP 48125 has the highest figure with 98.1%. That is a spread of 96.9% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 3.5%. The top 10 average 28.2%, against 74.9% for the other 60 ZIP codes.
35 of the 70 ZIP codes sit above the median.
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 ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ZIP codes are the Census Bureau's ZIP code tabulation areas, each listed with the nearest served town.
Ties are broken alphabetically.
Final word
This list updates when the numbers behind it do, and every place on it links to its own guide on Rebuild Detroit. Stay tuned.
Sources
Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
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.