Alma Center vs Melrose

A side-by-side comparison of Alma Center and Melrose: population, income, housing, and more.

Alma Center and Melrose are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melrose has the higher population (637 vs 583 in Alma Center). Alma Center has the higher median household income ($64,375 vs $50,208 in Melrose). Melrose has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $121,300 in Alma Center).

Population, income & housing

	Alma Center	Melrose
Population	583	637
Median age	32.5 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$50,208
Median home value	$121,300	$137,500
Median gross rent	$773	$742
Housing units	210	250
Homeownership rate	76.7%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma Center	Melrose
Population	430 → 583 (+35.6%)	512 → 637 (+24.4%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $64,375 (+41.1%)	$60,694 → $50,208 (-17.3%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $121,300 (+29.6%)	$102,000 → $137,500 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $773 (+18.9%)	$970 → $742 (-23.5%)

Alma Center

Population

430583

Median household income

$45,625$64,375

Median home value

$93,600$121,300

Median gross rent

$650$773

Melrose

Population

512637

Median household income

$60,694$50,208

Median home value

$102,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$970$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma Center	Melrose
Under 5	4.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	28.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	8.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	17.6%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	6.0%	6.0%
75 and over	5.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma Center	Melrose
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma Center	Melrose
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.8%
High school graduate	56.9%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma Center	Melrose
Drove alone	83.1%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	12.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	11.0%
Other means	0.3%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma Center	Melrose
1-unit, detached	81.4%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Alma Center	Melrose
Poverty rate	5.5%	17.4%
Average household size	2.83	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	30
Median year structure built	1957	1954