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Melvindale, MI
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Living in Melvindale



Melvindale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 12,632 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Melvindale is the 92nd largest community in Michigan.

Also of interest is that Melvindale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

As is often the case in a small city, Melvindale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The rate of college-level education in Melvindale is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.87% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Melvindale in 2018 was $20,427, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,708 for a family of four. However, Melvindale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Melvindale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Melvindale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Melvindale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Melvindale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Melvindale include Other Arab, German, Irish, Polish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Melvindale's cultural character, accounting for 18.08% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Melvindale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.


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