Melville, RI

Census Place

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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
2024 Employed Population
535
9.17% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Melville, RI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in Melville, RI are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Melville, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Melville, RI was 2 cars per household.

United StatesRhode IslandNewport County, RIProvidence-Warwick, RI-MASoutheast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Melville, RI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    706 ± 303
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    222 ± 211
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    192 ± 185
23.9%
Hispanic Population
390 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Rhode Island.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    36,183 ± 4,592 people
  2. Guatemala
    17,080 ± 3,184 people
  3. Portugal
    12,213 ± 2,698 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rhode Island was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 36,183 Rhode Island residents, followed by Guatemala with 17,080 and Portugal with 12,213.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)
Most Common Service Period
64 ± 62

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.
Y-Axis
1.31%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 488k people employed in Rhode Island. This represents a 1.31% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 20.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Rhode Island.

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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 $125k - $150k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Melville, RI is from Rhode Island.
0.446
2023 Wage GINI in Rhode Island
0.447
2022 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2023, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.292% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Rhode Island was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (92%)
  2. Carpooled (4.18%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

95.8% of the population of Melville, RI has health coverage, with 30.2% on employee plans, 2.51% on Medicaid, 1.29% on Medicare, 23.6% on non-group plans, and 38.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rhode Island see 1,034 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,034 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1574 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 196 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 41.3% under 18 years, 37.6% between 18 and 34 years, 19.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 1.29% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.18%
Uninsured
30.2%
Employer Coverage
2.51%
Medicaid
1.29%
Medicare
23.6%
Non-Group
38.3%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Melville, RI grew by 39.5% from 3% to 4.18%.

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