Melrose Park, IL Demographic Data
Melrose Park, IL Summary
Melrose Park is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 25,681
- Area: 4.24 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 6,059.69 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 636.48 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Melrose Park, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,638
50%
50.8
Male
12,784
50%
49.2
Total Population
25,422
323,128,000
Melrose Park, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,153
8.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,134
8.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,273
8.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,645
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,555
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,834
15.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,049
15.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,616
10.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,364
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,131
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,415
5.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
927
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
326
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,812
70.1%
77.2
Female
9,332
52.4%
51.3
Male
8,480
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,764
65.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,217
12.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,668
10.5%
15.2
Female
1,729
64.8%
55.8
Male
939
35.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Melrose Park, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,056
98.6%
96.8
White
14,659
57.7%
72.6
Black or African American
1,573
6.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
57
0.2%
0.8
Asian
194
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
164
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
28
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
15
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
15
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
8,558
33.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
366
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
18,677
73.5%
17.8
Mexican
15,648
61.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,420
5.6%
1.7
Cuban
270
1.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,339
5.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,745
26.5%
82.2
Melrose Park, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,153
20.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,990
12.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,801
30.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,767
17.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,212
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,199
7.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
540
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,143
32.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,519
67.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,739
11.1%
31.2
Melrose Park, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,476
39.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,784
41.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,792
9.5%
11.0%
Separated
765
4.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,045
5.5
5.8%
Melrose Park, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,684
28.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
16,585
71.3%
21.6%
Spanish
15,683
67.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
703
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
171
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
28
0.1%
1.1%
Melrose Park, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
486
6.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
465
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,147
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
907
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,289
16.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,490
19.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
935
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
699
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
274
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
122
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
45,931
57,617
Per capita income
19,203
31,128
Melrose Park, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,222
10.4%
9.8
Construction
856
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,610
13.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
468
4.0%
6.6
Information
223
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,580
21.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
579
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,271
10.8%
11.4
Public administration
506
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,238
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
818
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
378
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,325
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,682
14.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,355
28.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,815
23.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,588
22.0%
18.1%
Melrose Park, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,541
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,775
76.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,547
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
419
3.6%
5.1
Walked
321
2.8%
2.7
Other means
239
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
240
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.8
26.6
Melrose Park, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
769
9.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,858
36.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,714
34.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,473
18.9%
21.0
Melrose Park, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,814
93.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,000
51.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,814
48.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
543
6.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Melrose Park, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,357
1 room
278
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
178
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,133
13.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,802
21.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,656
19.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,466
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
829
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
492
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
523
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Melrose Park, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,357
1-unit, detached
3,279
39.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
365
4.4%
5.9
2-units
1,362
16.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,007
12.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
715
8.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
435
5.2%
4.4
20 or more units
733
8.8%
9.0
Mobile home
445
5.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
16
0.2%
0.1
Melrose Park, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,491
29.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
943
11.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,007
24.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,068
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
426
5.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
371
4.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
287
3.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
764
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Melrose Park, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,092
90.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
104
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
534
6.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
46
0.6%
1.1
Melrose Park, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,538
47295100.0
Less than $500
21
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
88
3.5%
10.3%
$500 to $999
208
8.2%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
240
9.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
501
19.7%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
707
27.9%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
773
30.5%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
768
30.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
256
10.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
220
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
424
16.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
863
34.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Melrose Park, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,761
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.2%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
27
0.7%
1.8%
Less than $500
92
2.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
169
4.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
875
23.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,589
68.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
53
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
871
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
373
10.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
358
9.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
513
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
409
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
184
4.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,892
50.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
85
0.0%
0.0%
Melrose Park, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,000
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
410
10.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
340
8.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
760
19.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
993
24.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,196
29.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
253
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
40
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
168,700
205,000
