Melrose vs St. Joseph

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

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

St. Joseph has the higher population (7,024 vs 3,608 in Melrose). St. Joseph has the higher median household income ($75,217 vs $58,107 in Melrose). St. Joseph has the higher median home value ($240,300 vs $198,300 in Melrose).

Population, income & housing

	Melrose	St. Joseph
Population	3,608	7,024
Median age	43.4 yrs	23.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,107	$75,217
Median home value	$198,300	$240,300
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,139
Housing units	1,655	2,291
Homeownership rate	71.8%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melrose	St. Joseph
Population	3,647 → 3,608 (-1.1%)	7,030 → 7,024 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$56,591 → $58,107 (+2.7%)	$57,821 → $75,217 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$131,000 → $198,300 (+51.4%)	$170,200 → $240,300 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,061 (+21.5%)	$777 → $1,139 (+46.6%)

Melrose

Population

3,6473,608

Median household income

$56,591$58,107

Median home value

$131,000$198,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,061

St. Joseph

Population

7,0307,024

Median household income

$57,821$75,217

Median home value

$170,200$240,300

Median gross rent

$777$1,139

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melrose	St. Joseph
Under 5	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	33.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	13.5%	4.9%
75 and over	8.5%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melrose	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melrose	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.6%
High school graduate	42.7%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melrose	St. Joseph
Drove alone	72.1%	70.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.1%	2.5%
Walked	8.1%	11.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	9.8%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melrose	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	72.0%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	8.4%
20 or more units	13.4%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Melrose	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	8.6%	21.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1967	1993