Lovilia vs Melrose

A side-by-side comparison of Lovilia and Melrose: population, income, housing, and more.

Lovilia and Melrose are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lovilia has the higher population (477 vs 139 in Melrose). Melrose has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $55,000 in Lovilia). Since 2019, Melrose's population has grown faster (-1.4% vs -23.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Lovilia	Melrose
Population	477	139
Median age	29.4 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$56,250
Median home value	$89,800	—
Median gross rent	$783	—
Housing units	178	65
Homeownership rate	83.7%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	40.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lovilia	Melrose
Population	623 → 477 (-23.4%)	141 → 139 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $55,000 (+5.6%)	$44,375 → $56,250 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$80,200 → $89,800 (+12.0%)	$69,400 → $56,100 (-19.2%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $783 (+17.7%)	—

Lovilia

Population

623477

Median household income

$52,083$55,000

Median home value

$80,200$89,800

Median gross rent

$665$783

Melrose

Population

141139

Median household income

$44,375$56,250

Median home value

$69,400$56,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lovilia	Melrose
Under 5	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	20.3%	16.5%
25 to 34	17.0%	1.4%
35 to 44	6.3%	17.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	2.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	2.9%
65 to 74	8.4%	19.4%
75 and over	5.9%	25.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lovilia	Melrose
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lovilia	Melrose
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	60.3%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lovilia	Melrose
Drove alone	79.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	22.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lovilia	Melrose
1-unit, detached	84.8%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Lovilia	Melrose
Poverty rate	12.8%	27.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	39	34
Median year structure built	1950	1938