Melville, RI Demographic Data
Melville, RI Summary
Melville is located in Newport County in Rhode Island
- Population: 1,813
- Area: 5.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.97 sq. miles
- Population Density: 358.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 28.87 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Melville, RI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
692
51%
50.8
Male
678
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,370
323,128,000
Melville, RI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
219
16.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
199
14.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
66
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
31
2.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
86
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
491
35.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
139
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
73
5.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
56
4.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
0
0.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
10
0.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
0
0.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
855
62.4%
77.2
Female
429
50.2%
51.3
Male
426
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
855
62.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
10
0.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
10
0.7%
15.2
Female
10
100.0%
55.8
Male
0
0.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
27
0.0%
0.0
Melville, RI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,270
92.7%
96.8
White
804
58.7%
72.6
Black or African American
272
19.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
106
7.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
5
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
57
4.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
5
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
31
2.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
88
6.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
100
7.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
179
13.1%
17.8
Mexican
8
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
49
3.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
122
8.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,191
86.9%
82.2
Melville, RI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
23
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
0
0.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
138
17.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
224
29.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
54
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
185
24.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
145
18.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
23
3.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
746
97.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
330
43.0%
31.2
Melville, RI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
103
11.6%
33.7%
Now Married
702
79.2%
47.5
Divorced
42
4.7%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
39
4.4
5.8%
Melville, RI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
979
85.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
172
14.9%
21.6%
Spanish
56
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
47
4.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
32
2.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
37
3.2%
1.1%
Melville, RI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
59
12.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
21
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15
3.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
57
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
96
20.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
126
26.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
61
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
44
9.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
49,336
57,617
Per capita income
18,322
31,128
Melville, RI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16
4.6%
9.8
Construction
19
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
122
35.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
12
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
23
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
107
30.7%
4.6
Retail trade
49
14.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
0
0.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
148
42.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
0
0.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
114
32.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
86
24.7%
18.1%
Melville, RI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
550
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
456
82.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
80
14.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
14
2.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.1
26.6
Melville, RI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
209
43.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
227
47.4%
37.1
3 or more
43
9.0%
21.0
Melville, RI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
479
78.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13
2.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
466
97.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
131
21.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
0.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Melville, RI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
610
1 room
8
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
65
10.7%
16.5
5 rooms
89
14.6%
19.8
6 rooms
323
53.0%
17.8
7 rooms
103
16.9%
12.0
8 rooms
22
3.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Melville, RI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
610
1-unit, detached
48
7.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
297
48.7%
5.9
2-units
239
39.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
18
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
8
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Melville, RI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
56
9.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
45
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
65
10.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
133
21.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
153
25.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
87
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
61
10.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10
1.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Melville, RI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
302
63.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
157
32.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
20
4.2%
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
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Melville, RI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
13
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
100.0%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
0
0.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
100.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Melville, RI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
466
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$500 to $999
30
6.4%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
31
6.7%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
57
12.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
167
35.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
181
38.8%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,975
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6
1.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
47
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
2.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
62
15.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
282
69.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
59
0.0%
0.0%
Melville, RI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
13
100.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
0
205,000