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Melvindale, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melvindale, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,727. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MELVINDALE-MI · Melvindale, MI 1 ZIPs · 10,727 pop · #23599/25278 · Wayne County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $42,185
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23599/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Detroit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,727
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $125,800

Nearest income peer: Detroit, MI ( $1,840 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Melvindale

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melvindale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Melvindale, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,727
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,185
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,185 average) · poverty 39.1%. The primary code (48122) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,110 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Michigan, Mcbrides is the closest lower-income city and Bitely the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Melvindale.

Population concentration

Melvindale's single ZIP 48122 carries the town

Melvindale is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48122 is the entire residential footprint (10,727 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Melvindale's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 230 establishments, 2,535 employees , annual payroll $166,641k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48122 (230 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (79) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Melvindale, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melvindale. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Melvindale sits in the lower half of Wayne County on income: Dearborn, Livonia and Canton report more, and only Detroit reports less. Northville marks the far end of that range at $187,589, 345% above Melvindale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48122 10,727 $42,185 230 1,520
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Melvindale roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Melvindale, .