Melvin vs Rochelle

A side-by-side comparison of Melvin and Rochelle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rochelle has the higher population (140 vs 123 in Melvin). Rochelle has the higher median household income ($65,417 vs $53,438 in Melvin). Since 2019, Melvin's population has grown faster (-33.2% vs -43.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Melvin	Rochelle
Population	123	140
Median age	43.8 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,438	$65,417
Median home value	$39,500	—
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	75	64
Homeownership rate	98.1%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melvin	Rochelle
Population	184 → 123 (-33.2%)	249 → 140 (-43.8%)
Median household income	$29,583 → $53,438 (+80.6%)	$98,417 → $65,417 (-33.5%)
Median home value	$34,200 → $39,500 (+15.5%)	$58,000 → $59,400 (+2.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$682 → $850 (+24.6%)

Melvin

Population

184123

Median household income

$29,583$53,438

Median home value

$34,200$39,500

Rochelle

Population

249140

Median household income

$98,417$65,417

Median home value

$58,000$59,400

Median gross rent

$682$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melvin	Rochelle
Under 5	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	8.1%	24.3%
18 to 24	18.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	3.6%
45 to 54	1.6%	19.3%
55 to 64	25.2%	2.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	13.6%
75 and over	12.2%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melvin	Rochelle
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	96.4%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	40.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melvin	Rochelle
No high school diploma	40.0%	1.1%
High school graduate	24.4%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melvin	Rochelle
Drove alone	91.2%	80.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melvin	Rochelle
1-unit, detached	93.3%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
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	1.3%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Melvin	Rochelle
Poverty rate	17.9%	37.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1942	1975