In terms of college education, the citizens of Melvindale rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.00% of adults 25 and older in Melvindale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Melvindale in 2022 was $21,495, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,980 for a family of four. However, Melvindale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Melvindale also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.39% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 23.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Melvindale include Other Arab, Irish, German, Italian, and European.
Melvindale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.08%.
The most common language spoken in Melvindale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
