Mellen vs New Odanah

A side-by-side comparison of Mellen and New Odanah: population, income, housing, and more.

Mellen and New Odanah are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mellen has the higher population (538 vs 318 in New Odanah). New Odanah has the higher median household income ($42,125 vs $40,125 in Mellen). New Odanah has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $78,700 in Mellen).

Population, income & housing

	Mellen	New Odanah
Population	538	318
Median age	49.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,125	$42,125
Median home value	$78,700	$155,800
Median gross rent	$608	$430
Housing units	333	109
Homeownership rate	75.7%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mellen	New Odanah
Population	638 → 538 (-15.7%)	484 → 318 (-34.3%)
Median household income	$31,389 → $40,125 (+27.8%)	$45,000 → $42,125 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$64,300 → $78,700 (+22.4%)	$58,800 → $155,800 (+165.0%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $608 (+16.3%)	$332 → $430 (+29.5%)

Mellen

Population

638538

Median household income

$31,389$40,125

Median home value

$64,300$78,700

Median gross rent

$523$608

New Odanah

Population

484318

Median household income

$45,000$42,125

Median home value

$58,800$155,800

Median gross rent

$332$430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mellen	New Odanah
Under 5	2.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	20.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	2.8%
25 to 34	5.2%	16.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	21.4%	19.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.5%
75 and over	13.9%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mellen	New Odanah
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	2.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	70.4%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	13.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mellen	New Odanah
No high school diploma	7.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	44.9%	55.9%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mellen	New Odanah
Drove alone	77.7%	69.0%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	6.0%
Walked	12.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mellen	New Odanah
1-unit, detached	73.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	13.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Mellen	New Odanah
Poverty rate	12.4%	20.5%
Average household size	2.15	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1950	1988