Melvin vs Snover

A side-by-side comparison of Melvin and Snover: population, income, housing, and more.

Melvin and Snover are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Snover has the higher population (273 vs 203 in Melvin). Melvin has the higher median household income ($49,375 vs $46,667 in Snover). Melvin has the higher median home value ($103,800 vs $95,000 in Snover).

Population, income & housing

	Melvin	Snover
Population	203	273
Median age	43.9 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,375	$46,667
Median home value	$103,800	$95,000
Median gross rent	$685	$890
Housing units	86	128
Homeownership rate	77.6%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.8%	2.8%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melvin	Snover
Population	184 → 203 (+10.3%)	368 → 273 (-25.8%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $49,375 (-0.8%)	$38,875 → $46,667 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $103,800 (-9.3%)	$88,300 → $95,000 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $685 (-10.7%)	$815 → $890 (+9.2%)

Melvin

Population

184203

Median household income

$49,792$49,375

Median home value

$114,400$103,800

Median gross rent

$767$685

Snover

Population

368273

Median household income

$38,875$46,667

Median home value

$88,300$95,000

Median gross rent

$815$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melvin	Snover
Under 5	6.4%	10.3%
5 to 17	12.8%	22.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	1.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	7.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	19.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.1%
75 and over	3.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melvin	Snover
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melvin	Snover
No high school diploma	23.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	48.6%	54.7%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melvin	Snover
Drove alone	77.8%	87.5%
Carpooled	19.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melvin	Snover
1-unit, detached	76.7%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Melvin	Snover
Poverty rate	27.6%	17.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	43	30
Median year structure built	1949	1954