Glendale Colony vs Mellette

A side-by-side comparison of Glendale Colony and Mellette: population, income, housing, and more.

Glendale Colony and Mellette are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glendale Colony has the higher population (177 vs 144 in Mellette). Since 2019, Glendale Colony's population has grown faster (-6.8% vs -25.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
Population	177	144
Median age	43.4 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$104,375
Median home value	—	$151,400
Housing units	13	79
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
Population	190 → 177 (-6.8%)	192 → 144 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$242,917 → $250,001 (+2.9%)	$52,000 → $104,375 (+100.7%)
Median home value	$52,900 → $135,400 (+156.0%)	$66,900 → $151,400 (+126.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$785 → $644 (-18.0%)

Glendale Colony

Population

190177

Median household income

$242,917$250,001

Median home value

$52,900$135,400

Mellette

Population

192144

Median household income

$52,000$104,375

Median home value

$66,900$151,400

Median gross rent

$785$644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	2.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	2.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	3.5%
35 to 44	28.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	21.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	18.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	14.6%
75 and over	0.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
No high school diploma	40.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	26.6%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
Drove alone	0.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	70.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.2%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
1-unit, detached	0.0%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	61.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Glendale Colony	Mellette
Poverty rate	6.8%	12.5%
Average household size	13.62	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	—	1977