Woodhaven is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 12,690 people across 6.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48183.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Trenton; part is in Woodhaven
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Woodhaven. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)9 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL230 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Woodhaven; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Woodhaven had 12,941 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 158th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Wayne County grew from 348,793 residents in 1900 to 1,793,561 in 2020.
Wayne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Detroit Metro Ap, MI weather station (9 miles away).
665,558 jobs at 33,699 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
530 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Woodhaven.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 79 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 152 |
| Dentists | 64 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 77 |
| Mental health providers | 82 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 58 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 27 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (21 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1965.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, Gibraltar School District, Trenton Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Elementary SchoolWoodhaven | Pre-K–4 | 379 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Erving Elementary SchoolWoodhaven | Pre-K–4 | 379 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Frank E Weiss Elem SchoolWoodhaven | Pre-K–5 | 285 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Hunter Elementary SchoolBrownstown Twp | Pre-K–5 | 418 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Jesse L Anderson Elementary SchoolTrenton | Pre-K–5 | 617 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Richard C Hedke Elem SchoolTrenton | Pre-K–5 | 541 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Yake Elementary SchoolWoodhaven | Pre-K–4 | 373 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Woodhaven Upper ElementaryWoodhaven | 5–6 | 811 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Boyd W Arthurs Middle SchoolTrenton | 6–8 | 578 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Trenton High SchoolTrenton | 9–12 | 846 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Elementary SchoolTrenton | Pre-K–8 | 185 | Roman Catholic | 2.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Trenton and Brownstown.
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