COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ecorse vs Melvindale
PLACE A
Ecorse, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Melvindale, Michigan
Ecorse is 28% smaller than Melvindale. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Melvindale has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs -2%).
ECORSEMELVINDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,89312,325−28% vs Melvindale
Population density3,1354,520−1,385
Population growth-2.2%19.9%−22.1 pts
Median age34.931.3+3.6
Male48.2%52.2%−4.0 pts
Female51.8%47.8%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born4.0%22.5%−18.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.8%58.7%−32.9 pts
Black48.3%10.2%+38.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.5%26.5%−11.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other10.4%4.6%+5.9 pts
Median household income$40,241$42,185−$1,944
Per capita income$21,276$20,408+$868
Poverty rate29.4%39.1%−9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.437+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%14.0%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree2.9%6.5%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%6.1%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%51.7%−0.4 pts
Median home value$65,400$125,800−$60,400
Median gross rent$840$1,110−$270
Owner-occupied62.2%60.8%+1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%7.2%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.1%61.3%−10.2 pts
Average commute23.125.1−2.1
Worked from home11.3%7.5%+3.8 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.8%+0.3 pts
Uninsured6.1%6.1%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025