Melvindale vs Trenton

A side-by-side comparison of Melvindale and Trenton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Trenton has the higher population (18,242 vs 12,605 in Melvindale). Trenton has the higher median household income ($78,565 vs $41,356 in Melvindale). Trenton has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $113,100 in Melvindale).

Population, income & housing

	Melvindale	Trenton
Population	12,605	18,242
Median age	31.6 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,356	$78,565
Median home value	$113,100	$202,400
Median gross rent	$1,116	$873
Housing units	4,693	8,305
Homeownership rate	60.0%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melvindale	Trenton
Population	10,348 → 12,605 (+21.8%)	18,295 → 18,242 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$41,629 → $41,356 (-0.7%)	$67,294 → $78,565 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$64,300 → $113,100 (+75.9%)	$150,800 → $202,400 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,116 (+30.4%)	$771 → $873 (+13.2%)

Melvindale

Population

10,34812,605

Median household income

$41,629$41,356

Median home value

$64,300$113,100

Median gross rent

$856$1,116

Trenton

Population

18,29518,242

Median household income

$67,294$78,565

Median home value

$150,800$202,400

Median gross rent

$771$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melvindale	Trenton
Under 5	9.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	21.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	14.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	5.6%	12.7%
75 and over	3.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melvindale	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	62.5%	84.9%
Black or African American	12.3%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melvindale	Trenton
No high school diploma	29.6%	4.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melvindale	Trenton
Drove alone	64.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	27.4%	4.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melvindale	Trenton
1-unit, detached	69.8%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	13.1%
20 or more units	6.2%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Melvindale	Trenton
Poverty rate	34.4%	7.2%
Average household size	2.91	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1949	1960