Melville, RI

Census Place

2024 Population

1,631

US Senator

Jack Reed

Democratic Party

US Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

28.8

1.37% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.55%

57.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$102,266

1.09% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Melville, RI is home to a population of 1.63k people, from which 95.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.5% of Melville, RI residents were born outside of the country (187 people).

In 2024, there were 3.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (706 people) in Melville, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 222 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 192 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Melville, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Melville, RI was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Melville, RI

White (Non-Hispanic)
706 ± 303
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
222 ± 211
Other (Hispanic)
192 ± 185

23.9%

Hispanic Population

390 people

23.9% of the people in Melville, RI are hispanic (390 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Melville, RI 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 Rhode Island.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
35,692 ± 4,563 people
Guatemala
19,486 ± 3,397 people
Portugal
11,604 ± 2,631 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rhode Island was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 35,692 Rhode Island residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,486 and Portugal with 11,604.

Foreign-Born Population

11.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

187 people

8.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

150 people

As of 2024, 11.5% of Melville, RI residents (187 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 Melville, RI was 8.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

64 ± 62

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Melville, RI.

Economy

The economy of Melville, RI employs 535 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Melville, RI were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (106 people), Public Administration (99 people), and Retail Trade (60 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,750), Educational Services ($66,417), and Public Administration ($58,194).

Employment

Occupations

535

2024 Value

± 186

−9.17%

1 Year decline

± 52.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melville, RI declined at a rate of −9.17%, from 589 employees to 535 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Melville, RI, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (104 people), Management Occupations (67 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (63 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Melville, RI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

535

2024 Value

± 186

−9.17%

1 Year decline

± 52.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melville, RI declined at a rate of −9.17%, from 589 employees to 535 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Melville, RI, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (106 people), Public Administration (99 people), and Retail Trade (60 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Melville, RI, though some of these residents may live in Melville, RI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,125

Median earning men ± $42,325

$44,236

Median earning women ± $22,484

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($7,183).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,821) and Public Administration ($58,194).

Housing & Living

People in Melville, RI have an average commute time of 14.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Melville, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

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

$102,266

Median Household Income

± $22,303

501

Number of Households

± 170

In 2024, the median household income of the 501 households in Melville, RI declined from $102,266 from the previous year's value of $103,393.

The following chart displays the households in Melville, RI 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Melville, RI is from Rhode Island.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

0.446

2023 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2024, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.127% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Rhode Island was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rhode Island in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (92%)
Carpooled (4.18%)
Worked At Home (2.03%)

In 2024, 92% of workers in Melville, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.18%) and those who worked at home (2.03%).

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

14.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Melville, RI have a shorter commute time (14.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Melville, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Melville, RI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Melville, RI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Melville, RI (25 out of 1.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Melville, RI 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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