Melrose vs Yoncalla

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

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

Melrose has the higher population (1,150 vs 1,106 in Yoncalla). Melrose has the higher median household income ($115,536 vs $55,000 in Yoncalla). Melrose has the higher median home value ($483,000 vs $251,100 in Yoncalla).

Population, income & housing

	Melrose	Yoncalla
Population	1,150	1,106
Median age	43.4 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$115,536	$55,000
Median home value	$483,000	$251,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,198
Housing units	434	455
Homeownership rate	95.6%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melrose	Yoncalla
Population	649 → 1,150 (+77.2%)	1,261 → 1,106 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$69,211 → $115,536 (+66.9%)	$44,042 → $55,000 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$321,300 → $483,000 (+50.3%)	$133,400 → $251,100 (+88.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$718 → $1,198 (+66.9%)

Melrose

Population

6491,150

Median household income

$69,211$115,536

Median home value

$321,300$483,000

Yoncalla

Population

1,2611,106

Median household income

$44,042$55,000

Median home value

$133,400$251,100

Median gross rent

$718$1,198

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melrose	Yoncalla
Under 5	4.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	17.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	17.7%	17.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	20.0%
75 and over	1.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melrose	Yoncalla
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melrose	Yoncalla
No high school diploma	6.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	18.8%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melrose	Yoncalla
Drove alone	63.7%	72.3%
Carpooled	4.4%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.3%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melrose	Yoncalla
1-unit, detached	96.8%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Melrose	Yoncalla
Poverty rate	7.5%	13.7%
Average household size	2.65	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	14	36
Median year structure built	1970	1976