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Zip Code 48122 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: MI - Michigan

🏑 City: Melvindale

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Wayne County

⏰ Timezone: America/Detroit

☎️ Area Codes: 313

Income

The median income of households in 48122 was $41,356. An estimated 10.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 13.5
$25,000 to $34,999 11
$35,000 to $49,999 20.5
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7
$75,000 to $99,999 7.2
$100,000 to $149,999 11.2
$150,000 to $199,999 2.2
$200,000 or more 4.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 51429
Female 41125

An estimated 74.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 29% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,105. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 74.4
Social Security 29
Retirement income 12.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.5
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 34.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 46.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 29.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 34.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 46.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 29.4

In 2019-2023, 24.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48122 in 2019-2023, 93.5% had health insurance coverage and 6.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.6% and public coverage was 65.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2019-2023, 48122 had a total population of 12,605 - 5,731 (45.5%) females and 6,874 (54.5%) males. The median age was 31.6 years. An estimated 31.1% of the population was under 18 years, 34.4% was 19 to 44 years, 22.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48122 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 609 564
5 to 9 518 489
10 to 14 756 382
15 to 19 596 440
20 to 24 642 358
25 to 29 241 337
30 to 34 340 584
35 to 39 563 441
40 to 44 541 292
45 to 49 206 283
50 to 54 368 367
55 to 59 835 133
60 to 64 199 433
65 to 69 162 216
70 to 74 144 181
75 to 79 113 68
80 to 84 14 25
85 and over 27 138

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 72.2% were White; 12.5% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 48122 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 48122 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 4,328 households in 48122. The average household size was 2.91 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.7% of the households in 48122 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.5% of all households, while 31.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39.3% of all households.

In 48122, 29.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.7
Cohabiting Couples 4.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 33.4% of males and 38% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.2 36
Now married, except separated 33.4 38
Separated 1 1.8
Widowed 2.8 7.4
Divorced 3.6 16.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48122, 218 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 81.9% of the people living in 48122 were U.S. natives. 64.9% of the 48122 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 18.1% of 48122 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 55.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 41.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48122 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 48122.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 54.6
Asia 40
Europe 0.3
Africa 4.3
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48122 in 2019-2023, 41.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.7% of people at least five years old; 17.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 17.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 23.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 84 % of the people at least one year old living in 48122 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 84
Different house, same county 12.6
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2019-2023, 70.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 29.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48122 was 3,726 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 73 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,851. College or graduate school enrollment was 802.

Educational Attainment of People in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 29.6
High school diploma or equivalency 34.4
Some college, no degree 14.2
Associate's degree 6.8
Bachelor's degree 7.8
Graduate or professional degree 7.2

Disability

In 48122, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 16.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 21% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48122, 54.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 89% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,428 89
Federal, state, or local government workers 343 6.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 206 4.1

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48122 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6.6
Manufacturing 13
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 17.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 6.7
Public administration 1.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48122 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,161 23.3
Service occupations 1,112 22.3
Sales and office occupations 1,101 22.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 421 8.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,182 23.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64% of 48122 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 27.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 27.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 0.5
Other means 0
Worked from home 7.2

In 2019-2023, 48122 had a total of 4,693 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 26.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.8
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48122 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 49% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 48122 had 4,328 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 365 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60% while renters occupied 40%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.84.

14.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.5% and another 12.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48122:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48122 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 88.6
Electricity 11.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.3

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48122 was $113,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.1 % had a mortgage. 56.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,173 and for owners without a mortgage it was $512.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48122 was $1,116. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.