Melvern

Population: 304
Median household income: $57,250
Median home value: $90,000

Melvern, a community in Osage County, Kansas, has 304 residents. The median household income of $57,250 is below the Osage County median ($70,216).

Between 2019 and 2023, Melvern's population declined 24.0% from 400 to 304, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $77,500 to $90,000.

The typical home was built around 1964. 7.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 304
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,250
Median home value: $90,000
Median gross rent: $539
Housing units: 155
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

400304

Median household income

$40,000$57,250

Median home value

$77,500$90,000

Median gross rent

$610$539

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	400	$40,000	$77,500	$610
2020	368	$45,938	$73,800	$619
2021	366	$49,688	$65,000	$583
2022	322	$50,000	$77,300	$639
2023	304	$57,250	$90,000	$539

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

Age distribution

Under 512.5%

5 to 179.9%

18 to 2416.8%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 444.3%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	12.5%
5 to 17	30	9.9%
18 to 24	51	16.8%
25 to 34	27	8.9%
35 to 44	13	4.3%
45 to 54	44	14.5%
55 to 64	30	9.9%
65 to 74	52	17.1%
75 and over	19	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	286	94.1%
Black or African American	6	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	5.4%
High school graduate	65	35.1%
Some college or associate's	67	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	26	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit8.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	112	83.0%
Carpooled	6	4.4%
Public transit	11	8.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	3.7%
Other means	1	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	22.3%
15 to 29 min	39	30.0%
30 to 44 min	18	13.8%
45 to 59 min	15	11.5%
60+ min	29	22.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 7.6% (23 of 304)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	63.2%
Nonfamily households	43	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	117	75.5%
Vacant	38	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	90	76.9%
Renter-occupied	27	23.1%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	124	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13	8.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	11.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2045700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5073, -95.6378