Melvindale, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Melvindale, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 9,631 (All urban) Houses: 4,760 (4,499 occupied: 3,040 owner occupied, 1,459 renter occupied) % of renters here: 32% State: 31% Housing density: 1719 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $124,628. Median contract rent in 2009: $532 (lower quartile is $413, upper quartile is $655) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $609 Median gross rent in Melvindale, MI in 2009: $623 Housing units in Melvindale with a mortgage: 1,732 (110 second mortgage, 253 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,160 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $52,313 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $37,396 Median monthly housing costs: $739 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Melvindale, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Melvindale, Michigan on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Will work in Trenton, where should I live?  (9 replies) Best place to buy a home!  (30 replies) Considering buying some Detroit real estate .. help an out of towner out!  (10 replies) Worst areas in Detroit  (291 replies) Best & Worse Cities in the Metro Detroit area  (67 replies) Nice Detroit areas?  (46 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $80,430 (it was $78,400 in 2000) Melvindale: $80,430 Michigan: $132,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,259 - $107,504 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $96,675 Here: $96,675 State: $168,888 Townhouses or other attached units: $91,816 Here: $91,816 State: $147,658 In 2-unit structures: $129,613 Here: $129,613 State: $101,322 Household type by relationship: Households: 10,706 In family households: 8,692 (1,815 male householders, 904 female householders) 1,866 spouses, 3,280 children (2,909 natural, 72 adopted, 299 stepchildren), 281 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 97 other relatives, 297 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,014 (844 male householders (732 living alone)), 932 female householders (819 living alone)), 238 nonrelatives In group quarters: 29 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,070 2-persons, 744 3-persons, 487 4-persons, 259 5-persons, 148 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,551 1-person, 212 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 5-persons. 1,531 married couples with children. 750 single-parent households (178 men, 572 women). 89.6% of residents of Melvindale speak English at home. 4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 32% speak English not well). 2.0% of residents speak other language at home (32% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 42% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 661 (6.2%) (56.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Melvindale, MI: Less than $10,000: 22 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 8 $20,000 to $24,999: 16 $25,000 to $29,999: 6 $30,000 to $34,999: 12 $35,000 to $39,999: 51 $40,000 to $49,999: 108 $50,000 to $59,999: 91 $60,000 to $69,999: 209 $70,000 to $79,999: 337 $80,000 to $89,999: 359 $90,000 to $99,999: 411 $100,000 to $124,999: 702 $125,000 to $149,999: 264 $150,000 to $174,999: 92 $175,000 to $199,999: 22 $200,000 to $249,999: 2 $250,000 to $299,999: 0 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 2 $500,000 to $749,999: 9 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Melvindale: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 95 $200 to $249: 16 $250 to $299: 72 $300 to $349: 25 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 56 $500 to $549: 78 $550 to $599: 113 $600 to $649: 230 $650 to $699: 115 $700 to $749: 36 $750 to $799: 65 $800 to $899: 49 $900 to $999: 29 $1,000 to $1,249: 122 $1,250 to $1,499: 23 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 70

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.8%
Number of people working at home: 51 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 170 5 to 9 minutes: 539 10 to 14 minutes: 780 15 to 19 minutes: 761 20 to 24 minutes: 873 25 to 29 minutes: 313 30 to 34 minutes: 476 35 to 39 minutes: 72 40 to 44 minutes: 81 45 to 59 minutes: 186 60 to 89 minutes: 104 90 or more minutes: 77

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,710 (83%) Carpooled: 506 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (1%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Walked: 134 (3%) Other means: 32 (1%) Worked at home: 51 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 528 $10,000 to $14,999: 274 $15,000 to $19,999: 278 $20,000 to $24,999: 367 $25,000 to $29,999: 294 $30,000 to $34,999: 264 $35,000 to $39,999: 353 $40,000 to $44,999: 284 $45,000 to $49,999: 343 $50,000 to $59,999: 438 $60,000 to $74,999: 483 $75,000 to $99,999: 307 $100,000 to $124,999: 189 $125,000 to $149,999: 52 $150,000 to $199,999: 19 $200,000 or more: 22

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1954

German: 1156

Irish: 807

Polish: 768

Italian: 578

United States or American: 519

English: 502

Hungarian: 331

French (except Basque): 316

Arab:: 249

French Canadian: 186

Scottish: 155

Arab/Arabic: 111

Lebanese: 110

Swedish: 85

Scotch-Irish: 75

Dutch: 75

Armenian: 65

Ukrainian: 61

Finnish: 56

Romanian: 52

Lithuanian: 49

Albanian: 40

Austrian: 39

Slovak: 37

Welsh: 33

Russian: 30

Subsaharan African:: 29

African: 29

Macedonian: 28

Norwegian: 27

British: 25

Czechoslovakian: 24

Yugoslavian: 24

Australian: 23

Iraqi: 19

Maltese: 19

Belgian: 19

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 18

Latvian: 16

Canadian: 14

Greek: 13

Czech: 11

Jordanian: 9

Croatian: 8

Danish: 8

European: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8111
• Northeast: 272
• Midwest: 497
• South: 1010
• West: 73

64% of Melvindale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 62
• Nursery to 4th grade: 23
• 5th and 6th grade: 42
• 7th and 8th grade: 196
• 9th grade: 208
• 10th grade: 161
• 11th grade: 225
• 12th grade, no diploma: 120
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,299
• Less than 1 year of college: 287
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 489
• Associate degree: 137
• Bachelor's degree: 177
• Master's degree: 30
• Professional school degree: 0
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 44
• Nursery to 4th grade: 12
• 5th and 6th grade: 67
• 7th and 8th grade: 175
• 9th grade: 173
• 10th grade: 221
• 11th grade: 152
• 12th grade, no diploma: 139
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,648
• Less than 1 year of college: 283
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 424
• Associate degree: 173
• Bachelor's degree: 159
• Master's degree: 45
• Professional school degree: 8
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 26.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 55.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.2%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $39,452
• Black householders: $32,339
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $39,910
• Asian householders: $38,901
• Some other race householders: $30,208
• Two or more races householders: $33,439
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,044

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,943
• Black or African American householders: $66,683
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $105,154
• Asian householders: $461,653
• Some other race householders: $89,252
• Two or more races householders: $68,222
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $80,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,317
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 230
• 3 or 4: 137
• 5 to 9: 163
• 10 to 19: 205
• 20 to 49: 191
• 50 or more: 281
• Mobile homes: 163

Median worth of mobile homes: $57,226

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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