Cates vs Mellott

A side-by-side comparison of Cates and Mellott: population, income, housing, and more.

Cates and Mellott are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mellott has the higher population (198 vs 110 in Cates). Mellott has the higher median household income ($84,792 vs $11,540 in Cates). Since 2019, Mellott's population has grown faster (+41.4% vs -15.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Cates	Mellott
Population	110	198
Median age	61.3 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$11,540	$84,792
Median home value	—	$152,800
Median gross rent	—	$480
Housing units	101	80
Homeownership rate	18.8%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	—	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cates	Mellott
Population	130 → 110 (-15.4%)	140 → 198 (+41.4%)
Median household income	$11,843 → $11,540 (-2.6%)	$45,000 → $84,792 (+88.4%)
Median home value	—	$77,500 → $152,800 (+97.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$585 → $480 (-17.9%)

Cates

Population

130110

Median household income

$11,843$11,540

Mellott

Population

140198

Median household income

$45,000$84,792

Median home value

$77,500$152,800

Median gross rent

$585$480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cates	Mellott
Under 5	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	26.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	1.5%
55 to 64	90.9%	9.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.1%
75 and over	0.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cates	Mellott
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cates	Mellott
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.6%
High school graduate	100.0%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cates	Mellott
Drove alone	—	87.8%
Carpooled	—	12.2%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cates	Mellott
1-unit, detached	0.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	100.0%	31.3%

Poverty & households

	Cates	Mellott
Poverty rate	100.0%	11.6%
Average household size	1.09	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1985	1965