Melvin

Population: 376
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $62,000

Located in Ford County, Illinois, Melvin is a community with a population of 376. At $35,000, its median household income sits below Ford County's $60,782.

Between 2019 and 2023, Melvin's population declined 17.9% from 458 to 376, while its median home value was little changed from $61,600 to $62,000.

The median gross rent is $817. 14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 376
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $62,000
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 213
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

458376

Median household income

$47,188$35,000

Median home value

$61,600$62,000

Median gross rent

$668$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	458	$47,188	$61,600	$668
2020	397	$46,071	$58,800	$697
2021	435	$47,500	$60,200	$773
2022	446	$50,000	$64,300	$725
2023	376	$35,000	$62,000	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	6.4%
5 to 17	59	15.7%
18 to 24	47	12.5%
25 to 34	40	10.6%
35 to 44	51	13.6%
45 to 54	33	8.8%
55 to 64	57	15.2%
65 to 74	39	10.4%
75 and over	26	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	325	86.4%
Black or African American	2	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	6.6%
Two or more races	23	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	13.0%
High school graduate	102	41.5%
Some college or associate's	76	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	21	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	90.9%
Carpooled	10	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	41.4%
15 to 29 min	58	35.8%
30 to 44 min	8	4.9%
45 to 59 min	22	13.6%
60+ min	7	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 25.3% (94 of 372)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	50.0%
Nonfamily households	84	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168	78.9%
Vacant	45	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	142	84.5%
Renter-occupied	26	15.5%

1-unit, detached93.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	198	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.5%
5 to 19 units	8	3.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1748268
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5710, -88.2470