McKinley vs Melrose Park

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

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

McKinley has the higher population (2,452 vs 2,273 in Melrose Park). Melrose Park has the higher median household income ($154,946 vs $112,375 in McKinley). Melrose Park has the higher median home value ($427,400 vs $324,500 in McKinley).

Population, income & housing

	McKinley	Melrose Park
Population	2,452	2,273
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$112,375	$154,946
Median home value	$324,500	$427,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,661
Housing units	980	854
Homeownership rate	97.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	76.5%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKinley	Melrose Park
Population	2,300 → 2,452 (+6.6%)	—
Median household income	$131,950 → $112,375 (-14.8%)	—
Median home value	$290,400 → $324,500 (+11.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,968 → $2,063 (+4.8%)	—

McKinley

Population

2,3002,452

Median household income

$131,950$112,375

Median home value

$290,400$324,500

Median gross rent

$1,968$2,063

Melrose Park

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKinley	Melrose Park
Under 5	2.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.6%	23.6%
18 to 24	16.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	5.1%	4.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	15.3%	19.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.4%
75 and over	6.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKinley	Melrose Park
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	39.8%
Black or African American	12.8%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	10.1%	2.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKinley	Melrose Park
No high school diploma	2.2%	0.1%
High school graduate	16.6%	13.0%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	42.0%	43.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKinley	Melrose Park
Drove alone	48.4%	63.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.4%
Public transit	1.6%	14.4%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.5%	14.6%
Other means	8.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKinley	Melrose Park
1-unit, detached	56.0%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	28.4%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McKinley	Melrose Park
Poverty rate	7.8%	6.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	31	37
Median year structure built	1954	1938