Harris vs Melvin

A side-by-side comparison of Harris and Melvin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Melvin has the higher population (311 vs 191 in Harris). Melvin has the higher median household income ($65,795 vs $51,517 in Harris). Harris has the higher median home value ($71,700 vs $51,500 in Melvin).

Population, income & housing

	Harris	Melvin
Population	191	311
Median age	60.3 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,517	$65,795
Median home value	$71,700	$51,500
Median gross rent	$946	$600
Housing units	141	123
Homeownership rate	29.1%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harris	Melvin
Population	139 → 191 (+37.4%)	266 → 311 (+16.9%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $51,517 (+47.2%)	$55,938 → $65,795 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $71,700 (+10.3%)	$46,800 → $51,500 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $946 (+115.5%)	$505 → $600 (+18.8%)

Harris

Population

139191

Median household income

$35,000$51,517

Median home value

$65,000$71,700

Median gross rent

$439$946

Melvin

Population

266311

Median household income

$55,938$65,795

Median home value

$46,800$51,500

Median gross rent

$505$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harris	Melvin
Under 5	2.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	11.0%	29.3%
18 to 24	3.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	4.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	3.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	4.5%
55 to 64	52.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	14.8%
75 and over	7.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harris	Melvin
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	62.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	54.5%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harris	Melvin
No high school diploma	60.6%	33.7%
High school graduate	23.1%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harris	Melvin
Drove alone	27.3%	88.1%
Carpooled	2.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	67.6%	4.5%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harris	Melvin
1-unit, detached	35.5%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	64.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Harris	Melvin
Poverty rate	3.7%	36.6%
Average household size	1.43	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	12	18
Median year structure built	2012	1954