Melrose Park

Population: 24,513
Median household income: $64,740
Median home value: $265,000

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Melrose Park is a community with a population of 24,513. The median household income of $64,740 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Melrose Park's population declined 4.3% from 25,605 to 24,513, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $192,000 to $265,000.

10.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.93 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,513
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $64,740
Median home value: $265,000
Median gross rent: $1,194
Housing units: 8,947
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,60524,513

Median household income

$50,870$64,740

Median home value

$192,000$265,000

Median gross rent

$995$1,194

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,605	$50,870	$192,000	$995
2020	25,404	$53,596	$200,700	$1,054
2021	25,417	$58,871	$222,700	$1,132
2022	25,177	$64,400	$248,500	$1,143
2023	24,513	$64,740	$265,000	$1,194

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,620	6.6%
5 to 17	4,311	17.6%
18 to 24	2,854	11.6%
25 to 34	3,471	14.2%
35 to 44	2,900	11.8%
45 to 54	3,583	14.6%
55 to 64	2,829	11.5%
65 to 74	1,700	6.9%
75 and over	1,245	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,118	16.8%
Black or African American	915	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	174	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	59	0.2%
Two or more races	174	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,068	77.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.5%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,636	29.5%
High school graduate	4,860	30.9%
Some college or associate's	3,922	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,648	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	662	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit2.2%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,827	74.4%
Carpooled	1,792	15.1%
Public transit	259	2.2%
Walked	295	2.5%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	578	4.9%
Other means	107	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,243	19.9%
15 to 29 min	3,830	33.9%
30 to 44 min	3,174	28.1%
45 to 59 min	1,014	9.0%
60+ min	1,024	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 10.4% (2,545 of 24,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,549	66.7%
Nonfamily households	2,772	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,321	93.0%
Vacant	626	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,768	57.3%
Renter-occupied	3,553	42.7%

1-unit, detached42.6%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units28.2%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,811	42.6%
1-unit, attached	295	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2,527	28.2%
5 to 19 units	1,155	12.9%
20 or more units	541	6.0%
Mobile home & other	618	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1748242
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9030, -87.8636

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