Anna vs Melissa

A side-by-side comparison of Anna and Melissa: population, income, housing, and more.

Anna and Melissa are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anna has the higher population (20,975 vs 17,497 in Melissa). Melissa has the higher median household income ($137,875 vs $99,375 in Anna). Melissa has the higher median home value ($430,300 vs $312,700 in Anna).

Population, income & housing

	Anna	Melissa
Population	20,975	17,497
Median age	32.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,375	$137,875
Median home value	$312,700	$430,300
Median gross rent	$1,955	$2,341
Housing units	7,196	5,481
Homeownership rate	77.2%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anna	Melissa
Population	13,052 → 20,975 (+60.7%)	9,487 → 17,497 (+84.4%)
Median household income	$95,136 → $99,375 (+4.5%)	$118,348 → $137,875 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$210,100 → $312,700 (+48.8%)	$307,700 → $430,300 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,749 → $1,955 (+11.8%)	$2,098 → $2,341 (+11.6%)

Anna

Population

13,05220,975

Median household income

$95,136$99,375

Median home value

$210,100$312,700

Median gross rent

$1,749$1,955

Melissa

Population

9,48717,497

Median household income

$118,348$137,875

Median home value

$307,700$430,300

Median gross rent

$2,098$2,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anna	Melissa
Under 5	8.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	24.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	18.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	19.6%	20.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	17.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	7.6%
65 to 74	3.5%	3.6%
75 and over	1.6%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anna	Melissa
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	60.0%
Black or African American	16.2%	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anna	Melissa
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	24.2%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anna	Melissa
Drove alone	72.8%	56.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	29.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anna	Melissa
1-unit, detached	90.1%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.8%
20 or more units	5.6%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Anna	Melissa
Poverty rate	10.2%	2.6%
Average household size	3.06	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	2010	2015