ZIP 48122 · Melvindale
Who lives in ZIP code 48122 (Melvindale, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Melvindale, MI · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People12,554
Median age31.3
Household income$42,185
Home value$125,652
Median rent$1,110/mo
Poverty39.1%
College degree+14.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Wider region
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
- Metro division
- Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,782 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,250
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.6% are 65 or older; 67.7% are adults.
Household income
16.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,185.
Education (adults 25+)
51.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
26.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.1%
- Never married
- 42.4%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 4.29
- Dual-income families
- 39.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.8%
- Rent burden
- 36.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.9%
- Veterans
- 3.0%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 10.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.