Wayne County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park is a compact, densely built Downriver suburb about 11 miles southwest of downtown Detroit in Wayne County, forged as a working-class bedroom community for Henry Ford's River Rouge plant. We assess the indoor environment and hand you one plan.
Inside a Lincoln Park home
Working-class Downriver suburb along the Ecorse River whose history spans Pontiac's 1763 council to the 1960s garage-rock scene that produced the MC5. One local marker: Site of Pontiac's council of April 27, 1763, where the attack on British Fort Detroit was set in motion. Counts run to 37,012 residents in 14,659 or so households. Incorporated as a village in 1921 and as a city in 1925.
What the numbers say
By the 2023 five-year American Community Survey, 84.1% of units are detached single-family homes and 69.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Some 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. With construction recorded from 1938, an older envelope behaves differently from new build. Among the local landmarks: Mid-century shopping centers that shaped the city's commercial core.
Near Ecorse River the humidity picture shifts, which puts basement moisture, condensation and drainage first.
Around Lincoln Park:
- Council Point Park marker. Engraved boulder marking where Ottawa leader Pontiac urged a council of Detroit-region tribes on April 27, 1763 to join his attack on Fort Detroit.
- Lincoln Park Historical Museum. Museum of community history housed in the Depression-era Lincoln Park Post Office built 1938-39.
- Council Point Park. Park on the banks of the Ecorse River at the site of Pontiac's 1763 council.
- Lincoln Park city parks. City park system including the Ecorse River greenway at Council Point.
Corners of the map
Mail runs through the 48146 ZIP code. Rock poster artist Gary Grimshaw, known for Detroit-scene concert art, was from Lincoln Park.
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