Melrose, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

115

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

51.5

0.579% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28.7%

4.97% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,250

2024 Median Property Value

$75,000

Population & Diversity

Melrose, IA is home to a population of 115 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.87% of Melrose, IA residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2024, there were 21.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (109 people) in Melrose, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Melrose, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Melrose, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Melrose, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Melrose, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
109 ± 65
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5 ± 11
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1 ± 2

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Melrose, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

0.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

1.44%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

As of 2024, 0.87% of Melrose, IA residents (1 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Melrose, IA was 1.44%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Melrose, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3 ± 15
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 14

Melrose, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Melrose, IA.

Housing & Living

People in Melrose, IA have an average commute time of 36 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Melrose, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$75,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$70,509

$47

Median Property Taxes

±$33

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Melrose, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Melrose, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

95.9%

Homeownership

2024

58.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.9% of the housing units in Melrose, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 98.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Melrose, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,250

Median Household Income

± $21,633

Number of Households

± 35

The following chart displays the households in Melrose, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Melrose, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80%)
Walked (20%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Melrose, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (20%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Melrose, IA have a longer commute time (36 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10% of the workforce in Melrose, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Melrose, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Melrose, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Melrose, IA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Melrose, IA (33 out of 115 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Melrose, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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