Melmore vs New Riegel

A side-by-side comparison of Melmore and New Riegel: population, income, housing, and more.

Melmore and New Riegel are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Riegel has the higher population (318 vs 99 in Melmore). Melmore has the higher median household income ($66,932 vs $60,313 in New Riegel). Since 2019, Melmore's population has grown faster (+26.9% vs +12.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Melmore	New Riegel
Population	99	318
Median age	52.0 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,932	$60,313
Median home value	—	$103,000
Median gross rent	—	$693
Housing units	43	115
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melmore	New Riegel
Population	78 → 99 (+26.9%)	282 → 318 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$63,409 → $66,932 (+5.6%)	$48,500 → $60,313 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$41,700 → $157,700 (+278.2%)	$77,900 → $103,000 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$588 → $693 (+17.9%)

Melmore

Population

7899

Median household income

$63,409$66,932

Median home value

$41,700$157,700

New Riegel

Population

282318

Median household income

$48,500$60,313

Median home value

$77,900$103,000

Median gross rent

$588$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melmore	New Riegel
Under 5	0.0%	11.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	27.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.7%
45 to 54	50.5%	4.7%
55 to 64	26.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	7.9%
75 and over	8.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melmore	New Riegel
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	79.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melmore	New Riegel
No high school diploma	13.1%	8.5%
High school graduate	55.6%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melmore	New Riegel
Drove alone	100.0%	89.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melmore	New Riegel
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Melmore	New Riegel
Poverty rate	8.1%	20.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938