The percentage of people in Melvindale with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Melvindale in 2018 was $20,981, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,924 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 33.18% 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 22.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Melvindale include Other Arab, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Melvindale's cultural character, accounting for 19.12% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Melvindale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
