Melvindale

Population: 12,605
Median household income: $41,356
Median home value: $113,100

Melvindale, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 12,605 residents. Its median household income of $41,356 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, Melvindale's population grew 21.8% from 10,348 to 12,605, while its median home value rose 75.9% from $64,300 to $113,100.

64.0% of workers drive to work alone. 69.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,605
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $41,356
Median home value: $113,100
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 4,693
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,34812,605

Median household income

$41,629$41,356

Median home value

$64,300$113,100

Median gross rent

$856$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,348	$41,629	$64,300	$856
2020	10,300	$37,438	$73,700	$897
2021	12,534	$36,700	$82,500	$997
2022	12,639	$38,918	$95,900	$1,111
2023	12,605	$41,356	$113,100	$1,116

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,173	9.3%
5 to 17	2,748	21.8%
18 to 24	1,433	11.4%
25 to 34	1,502	11.9%
35 to 44	1,837	14.6%
45 to 54	1,224	9.7%
55 to 64	1,600	12.7%
65 to 74	703	5.6%
75 and over	385	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,880	62.5%
Black or African American	1,548	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	267	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,910	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.6%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,145	29.6%
High school graduate	2,493	34.4%
Some college or associate's	1,525	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	568	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	520	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled27.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,162	64.0%
Carpooled	1,355	27.4%
Public transit	43	0.9%
Walked	25	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	358	7.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	923	20.1%
15 to 29 min	1,949	42.5%
30 to 44 min	1,196	26.1%
45 to 59 min	241	5.3%
60+ min	276	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 34.4% (4,335 of 12,605)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,288	52.9%
Nonfamily households	2,040	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,328	92.2%
Vacant	365	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,597	60.0%
Renter-occupied	1,731	40.0%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,277	69.8%
1-unit, attached	115	2.5%
2 to 4 units	239	5.1%
5 to 19 units	729	15.5%
20 or more units	291	6.2%
Mobile home & other	42	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2652940
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.2786, -83.1823