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Melvin, Michigan: commercial real estate data.

Melvin is a Census village of 139 people across 0.97 square miles of land, in Sanilac County. Median household income is $42,083, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.

Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.

Melvin

What Melvin is

  • Census place typevillage
  • Land area0.97 sq mi
  • Water area0 sq mi
  • Population per square mile of land143 plus or minus 41
  • County holding the largest share of its areaSanilac County, 100.0 percent

US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Melvin

How many people live in Melvin

  • Population139 plus or minus 40
  • Median age49.5 plus or minus 10.2
  • Population under 189 plus or minus 13
  • Share under 186.5 percent plus or minus 9.1
  • Population 65 and over33 plus or minus 20
  • Share 65 and over23.7 percent plus or minus 12.3
  • Households62 plus or minus 20
  • Family households38 plus or minus 14
  • Share of households that are families61.3 percent

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Melvin

Income and work in Melvin

  • Median household income$42,083 plus or minus $16,597
  • Per capita income$28,055 plus or minus $7,188
  • Civilian labor force72 plus or minus 30
  • Employed61 plus or minus 25
  • Unemployed11 plus or minus 9
  • Unemployment rate15.3 percent plus or minus 10.8
  • Adults 25 and over113 plus or minus 34
  • Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.6 percent
  • Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
  • Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Melvin

Housing in Melvin

  • Housing units73 plus or minus 23
  • Occupied units62 plus or minus 20
  • Vacant units11 plus or minus 12
  • Vacancy rate15.1 percent plus or minus 15.7
  • Owner occupied50 plus or minus 16
  • Renter occupied12 plus or minus 14
  • Ownership rate80.6 percent plus or minus 36.6
  • Median owner-occupied home value$95,000 plus or minus $37,586
  • Single family units56 plus or minus 21
  • Share single family76.7 percent plus or minus 15.8
  • Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 18
  • Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 24.1
  • Mobile homes5 plus or minus 6
  • Median year structure built1952

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Melvin

How Melvin gets to work

  • Workers 16 and over who commute59 plus or minus 24
  • Commuting under 15 minutes4 plus or minus 12
  • Share commuting under 15 minutes6.8 percent plus or minus 19.6
  • Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 20
  • Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.8 percent plus or minus 26.7
  • Drove alone96.7 percent plus or minus 55.9
  • Carpooled0.0 percent
  • Public transport0.0 percent
  • Walked0.0 percent
  • Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 4.7

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Sanilac County, not Melvin

Sanilac County context, not Melvin figures

  • Establishments in Sanilac County848
  • Covered employment, Sanilac County10,437
  • Average annual pay, Sanilac County$48,626
  • Housing units permitted, Sanilac County63

Every figure in this section is published for Sanilac County as a whole and is not a measurement of Melvin.

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US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

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Common questions

Melvin questions, answered from the record.

How many people live in Melvin, Michigan?

139, in 62 households. Melvin village covers 0.97 square miles of land, which is 143 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

What county is Melvin in?

Sanilac County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.

What is the median household income in Melvin?

$42,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Are the county figures on this page Melvin figures?

No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sanilac County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Melvin.

Is zoning published for Melvin?

No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.