Harvey vs Melcher-Dallas

A side-by-side comparison of Harvey and Melcher-Dallas: population, income, housing, and more.

Harvey and Melcher-Dallas are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melcher-Dallas has the higher population (1,228 vs 204 in Harvey). Melcher-Dallas has the higher median household income ($72,824 vs $48,750 in Harvey). Melcher-Dallas has the higher median home value ($94,600 vs $69,400 in Harvey).

Population, income & housing

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
Population	204	1,228
Median age	46.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$72,824
Median home value	$69,400	$94,600
Median gross rent	$938	$798
Housing units	103	525
Homeownership rate	80.7%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
Population	151 → 204 (+35.1%)	1,160 → 1,228 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $48,750 (+5.4%)	$38,611 → $72,824 (+88.6%)
Median home value	$45,800 → $69,400 (+51.5%)	$73,300 → $94,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $938 (+31.6%)	$581 → $798 (+37.3%)

Harvey

Population

151204

Median household income

$46,250$48,750

Median home value

$45,800$69,400

Median gross rent

$713$938

Melcher-Dallas

Population

1,1601,228

Median household income

$38,611$72,824

Median home value

$73,300$94,600

Median gross rent

$581$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
Under 5	4.9%	9.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	2.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	16.9%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	19.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	9.4%
75 and over	9.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
No high school diploma	13.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	53.2%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
Drove alone	89.7%	85.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
1-unit, detached	75.7%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Harvey	Melcher-Dallas
Poverty rate	9.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1973	1938