DMA code
505
DETROIT · DMA 505
Explore ZIP codes in the DETROIT TV market — covering MI — 306 ZIP codes — 5,014,255 residents. Population, income, and housing at a glance.
ZIP codes
306
Population
5,014,255
States
MI
Median household income (avg.)
$83,322
Average home value
$259,058
Where is the DETROIT market?
DETROIT (DMA 505) groups 306 indexable ZIP codes on US5 across MI, with a combined ZIP-area population of about 5,014,255.
Larger population clusters inside this TV market include Detroit, MI, Ann Arbor, MI, Warren, MI, Sterling Heights, MI, and Farmington Hills, MI. Open any ZIP below for full demographics, housing, schools, and nearby services.
The most populous ZIP currently listed for this market is 48197 (about 65,911 residents).
Income and housing in DETROIT
Across ZIPs with income data in DETROIT, the average median household income is about $83,322 — about 11% above the U.S. median ($75,149).
Average median home value across those ZIPs is about $259,058.
On this page’s income ranking, ZIP 48070 is near the top at about $188,229.
What is a Designated Market Area (DMA)?
A Designated Market Area (DMA) is a Nielsen media-market geography used to group U.S. counties into TV / advertising markets. Each market has a three-digit DMA code — for example 505 for DETROIT.
DMAs are not the same as metro statistical areas, area codes, or ZIP boundaries. A single DMA can span multiple states, and large metros may dominate a market while nearby counties still belong to the same advertising footprint.
How to use this DETROIT page
US5 joins published ZIP profiles to DMA codes so you can browse the market as a list of postal codes with population, income, and housing at a glance — then drill into any ZIP for maps, schools, commute, and climate context.
This is a place-based research view for media markets, not a live TV schedule, ratings feed, or advertising buy tool. Counts can change when geography publishes update.
ZIP codes in DETROIT
| ZIP | City | County | State | Population | Income | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48422 | Croswell | Sanilac County | MI | 6,172 | $57,078 | $162,000 |
| 48003 | Almont | Lapeer County | MI | 6,045 | $88,533 | $275,200 |
| 48412 | Attica | Lapeer County | MI | 5,780 | $79,714 | $228,600 |
| 49270 | Petersburg | Monroe County | MI | 5,728 | $89,412 | $269,700 |
| 48109 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw County | MI | 5,722 | — | — |
| 48095 | — | Macomb County | MI | 5,682 | $121,713 | $393,200 |
| 48216 | Detroit | Wayne County | MI | 5,681 | $42,278 | $225,300 |
| 48303 | — | — | — | 5,583 | $112,651 | $362,500 |
| 48211 | Detroit | Wayne County | MI | 5,556 | $33,347 | $66,900 |
| 48318 | — | — | — | 5,552 | $69,407 | $247,954 |
| 48113 | — | — | — | 5,544 | $136,148 | $432,800 |
| 48333 | — | — | — | 5,519 | $138,750 | $349,600 |
| 48471 | Sandusky | Sanilac County | MI | 5,518 | $62,661 | $129,700 |
| 48049 | Ruby | St. Clair County | MI | 5,485 | $86,250 | $226,000 |
| 48097 | Yale | St. Clair County | MI | 5,400 | $58,177 | $174,800 |
| 48428 | Dryden | Lapeer County | MI | 5,322 | $97,596 | $307,000 |
| 48005 | Armada | Macomb County | MI | 5,315 | $110,946 | $294,200 |
| 48416 | Brown City | Sanilac County | MI | 5,216 | $68,650 | $212,700 |
| 48012 | — | — | — | 4,999 | $121,881 | $560,200 |
| 48023 | — | St. Clair County | MI | 4,980 | $79,345 | $236,600 |
| 48844 | — | — | — | 4,923 | $70,793 | $236,400 |
| 48453 | Marlette | Sanilac County | MI | 4,797 | $53,413 | $156,500 |
| 48090 | — | — | — | 4,745 | $85,813 | $189,800 |
| 48308 | — | — | — | 4,709 | $103,061 | $412,200 |
| 48367 | Leonard | Oakland County | MI | 4,548 | $104,000 | $386,500 |
| 48061 | — | — | — | 4,507 | $44,583 | $146,000 |
| 48450 | Lexington | Sanilac County | MI | 4,413 | $58,297 | $200,900 |
| 48041 | Memphis | St. Clair County | MI | 4,385 | $87,599 | $296,200 |
| 48332 | — | — | — | 4,339 | $94,594 | $285,100 |
| 48014 | Capac | St. Clair County | MI | 4,319 | $70,341 | $208,400 |
| 48137 | — | Livingston County | MI | 4,293 | $82,813 | $280,600 |
| 48320 | Keego Harbor | Oakland County | MI | 4,257 | $77,700 | $317,900 |
| 48191 | — | Washtenaw County | MI | 4,253 | $98,106 | $275,500 |
| 48136 | — | — | — | 4,213 | $72,464 | $166,300 |
| 48063 | Richmond | St. Clair County | MI | 4,106 | $91,591 | $297,500 |
| 48037 | — | — | — | 4,016 | $85,757 | $311,400 |
| 48064 | Richmond | St. Clair County | MI | 3,996 | $79,375 | $280,400 |
| 49267 | — | Monroe County | MI | 3,947 | $96,389 | $244,500 |
| 48330 | — | — | — | 3,901 | $77,480 | $232,500 |
| 48006 | — | St. Clair County | MI | 3,891 | $70,451 | $225,900 |
| 48096 | — | Macomb County | MI | 3,779 | $112,311 | $380,500 |
| 48321 | — | — | — | 3,663 | $95,163 | $227,142 |
| 48325 | — | — | — | 3,643 | $116,477 | $339,400 |
| 48099 | — | — | — | 3,518 | $90,055 | $252,500 |
| 48140 | Ida | Monroe County | MI | 3,370 | $108,333 | $246,000 |
| 48179 | South Rockwood | Monroe County | MI | 3,353 | $78,750 | $232,900 |
| 48343 | — | — | — | 3,291 | $55,823 | $155,900 |
| 48376 | — | — | — | 3,288 | $125,700 | $412,200 |
| 48027 | — | St. Clair County | MI | 3,182 | $84,939 | $242,800 |
| 48002 | — | St. Clair County | MI | 3,129 | $91,889 | $294,600 |
| 48145 | — | Monroe County | MI | 2,917 | $80,357 | $227,700 |
| 48112 | — | — | — | 2,915 | $52,038 | $318,400 |
| 48427 | Deckerville | Sanilac County | MI | 2,881 | $57,228 | $132,900 |
| 48387 | — | — | — | 2,728 | $117,391 | $312,600 |
| 48361 | — | — | — | 2,673 | $126,526 | $403,900 |
| 48159 | Maybee | Monroe County | MI | 2,637 | $69,191 | $236,300 |
| 48069 | Pleasant Ridge | Oakland County | MI | 2,607 | $161,058 | $435,500 |
| 48022 | Emmett | St. Clair County | MI | 2,517 | $89,702 | $246,200 |
| 48068 | — | — | — | 2,341 | $102,649 | $374,000 |
| 48419 | Carsonville | Sanilac County | MI | 2,309 | $60,357 | $180,100 |
| 48153 | — | — | — | 2,120 | $71,920 | $296,600 |
| 48123 | — | — | — | 2,028 | $69,135 | $204,500 |
| 48106 | — | — | — | 1,986 | $58,699 | $190,900 |
| 48464 | Otter Lake | Lapeer County | MI | 1,986 | $64,464 | $186,600 |
| 48370 | — | Oakland County | MI | 1,845 | $121,417 | $393,400 |
| 48032 | — | St. Clair County | MI | 1,834 | $89,000 | $239,600 |
| 48347 | — | — | — | 1,700 | $141,250 | $459,600 |
| 48151 | — | — | — | 1,662 | $65,956 | $210,800 |
| 48107 | — | — | — | 1,634 | $26,538 | $524,200 |
| 48466 | Peck | Sanilac County | MI | 1,462 | $55,430 | $135,800 |
| 48472 | Snover | Sanilac County | MI | 1,444 | $61,397 | $154,200 |
| 48046 | — | — | — | 1,426 | $51,563 | $208,900 |
| 48760 | — | Lapeer County | MI | 1,361 | $59,083 | $150,500 |
| 48401 | Applegate | Sanilac County | MI | 1,310 | $68,571 | $161,200 |
| 48050 | — | Macomb County | MI | 1,290 | $88,804 | $329,300 |
| 48426 | — | Sanilac County | MI | 1,275 | $59,727 | $119,500 |
| 48469 | Port Sanilac | Sanilac County | MI | 1,253 | $52,577 | $166,700 |
| 48454 | Melvin | Sanilac County | MI | 1,251 | $62,300 | $177,500 |
| 48157 | Luna Pier | Monroe County | MI | 1,204 | $51,830 | $176,000 |
| 48028 | — | St. Clair County | MI | 1,058 | $106,765 | $339,100 |
| 48004 | — | — | — | 1,024 | $97,404 | $379,700 |
| 48727 | Clifford | Lapeer County | MI | 939 | $62,596 | $153,800 |
| 48456 | Minden City | Sanilac County | MI | 768 | $59,904 | $145,800 |
| 48465 | — | Sanilac County | MI | 535 | $73,611 | $175,000 |
| 48177 | — | Monroe County | MI | 464 | $85,905 | $181,500 |
| 48816 | — | Livingston County | MI | 391 | $48,988 | $137,500 |
| 48231 | — | — | — | 209 | $85,167 | — |
| 48232 | — | — | — | 209 | $85,167 | — |
| 48244 | — | — | — | 209 | $85,167 | — |
| 48143 | — | Livingston County | MI | 145 | — | — |
| 48434 | Forestville | Sanilac County | MI | 142 | $41,250 | $134,400 |
| 48440 | — | Lapeer County | MI | 111 | $108,859 | $315,200 |
| 48190 | — | Washtenaw County | MI | 108 | $74,732 | $219,600 |
| 48410 | — | Sanilac County | MI | 100 | $53,958 | $107,100 |
| 48139 | — | Livingston County | MI | 81 | $65,298 | $177,100 |
| 48007 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48086 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48115 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48121 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48175 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
What is DMA 505?
DETROIT (DMA 505) is a Nielsen Designated Market Area — a TV / media market that groups places for advertising and audience measurement. On US5 it is linked to ZIP codes in MI, covering about 5,014,255 combined ZIP-area residents across 306 codes.
How many ZIP codes are in the DETROIT DMA?
US5 currently lists 306 indexable ZIP codes for DMA 505 (DETROIT). Counts can change as geography publishes update.
What is the average income in the DETROIT market?
The average of ZIP median household incomes in DETROIT is about $83,322 (about 11% above the U.S. median ($75,149)). Individual neighborhoods vary — sort the ZIP table by income to compare.
Is a DMA the same as a metro area or area code?
No. DMAs are Nielsen media markets built mainly from county groupings for TV advertising. Metro statistical areas, telephone area codes, and ZIP codes use different boundaries. The same city can sit in one DMA, multiple area codes, and many ZIP codes.
How does US5 map ZIPs to DMA 505?
US5 joins each published ZIP profile to a DMA code from the spatial dictionary (Nielsen market membership summarized onto ZIP geography). This page lists indexable ZIPs with that code so you can move from the market overview into local demographics.
What cities are in the DETROIT DMA?
Larger population clusters on US5 for DETROIT include Detroit, MI, Ann Arbor, MI, Warren, MI, Sterling Heights, MI, and Farmington Hills, MI. Open linked ZIP pages for neighborhood-level demographics.