Melvern vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Melvern and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Melvern and Scranton are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scranton has the higher population (891 vs 304 in Melvern). Melvern has the higher median household income ($57,250 vs $53,767 in Scranton). Melvern has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $75,500 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Melvern	Scranton
Population	304	891
Median age	40.3 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$53,767
Median home value	$90,000	$75,500
Median gross rent	$539	$642
Housing units	155	392
Homeownership rate	76.9%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melvern	Scranton
Population	400 → 304 (-24.0%)	585 → 891 (+52.3%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $57,250 (+43.1%)	$56,250 → $53,767 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $90,000 (+16.1%)	$80,700 → $75,500 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $539 (-11.6%)	$717 → $642 (-10.5%)

Melvern

Population

400304

Median household income

$40,000$57,250

Median home value

$77,500$90,000

Median gross rent

$610$539

Scranton

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melvern	Scranton
Under 5	12.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	9.9%	24.1%
18 to 24	16.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	4.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	17.1%	5.8%
75 and over	6.3%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melvern	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melvern	Scranton
No high school diploma	5.4%	10.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melvern	Scranton
Drove alone	83.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.6%
Public transit	8.1%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.0%
Other means	0.7%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melvern	Scranton
1-unit, detached	80.0%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Melvern	Scranton
Poverty rate	7.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1964	1978