COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melvin vs Port Huron
PLACE A
Melvin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Port Huron, Michigan
Melvin is 100% smaller than Port Huron. Melvin earns more, with a median household income $19,947 higher. Port Huron has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -31%).
MELVINPORT HURONDIFFERENCE
Total population12228,273−100% vs Port Huron
Population density2633,490−3,227
Population growth-30.9%-4.0%−26.9 pts
Median age54.338.6+15.7
Male62.3%48.9%+13.4 pts
Female37.7%51.1%−13.4 pts
Foreign-born19.3%2.1%+17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.0%79.0%−22.0 pts
Black0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.4%6.3%+34.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other2.6%7.4%−4.7 pts
Median household income$70,313$50,366+$19,947
Per capita income$41,650$31,564+$10,086
Poverty rate6.1%22.6%−16.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.485−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%18.1%−7.3 pts
Graduate degree6.5%5.7%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%8.9%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation67.9%61.0%+6.8 pts
Median home value$43,300$149,300−$106,000
Median gross rent$231$982−$751
Owner-occupied91.7%61.7%+29.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.4%7.2%+24.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%62.0%−62.0 pts
Average commute59.920.8+39.1
Worked from home0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured43.0%4.6%+38.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025