Melrose

Population: 29,488
Median household income: $126,854
Median home value: $796,100

Located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Melrose is a community with a population of 29,488. Its median household income of $126,854 runs in line with the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Melrose's population grew 4.9% from 28,113 to 29,488, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $570,300 to $796,100.

The typical home was built around 1938. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,488
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $126,854
Median home value: $796,100
Median gross rent: $1,933
Housing units: 12,724
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,11329,488

Median household income

$106,955$126,854

Median home value

$570,300$796,100

Median gross rent

$1,516$1,933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,113	$106,955	$570,300	$1,516
2020	28,054	$114,604	$599,600	$1,638
2021	29,567	$125,229	$638,800	$1,796
2022	29,477	$126,305	$732,300	$1,837
2023	29,488	$126,854	$796,100	$1,933

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,502	5.1%
5 to 17	4,338	14.7%
18 to 24	1,600	5.4%
25 to 34	2,945	10.0%
35 to 44	4,783	16.2%
45 to 54	4,452	15.1%
55 to 64	3,759	12.7%
65 to 74	2,746	9.3%
75 and over	3,363	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,668	76.9%
Black or African American	649	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,835	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	138	0.5%
Two or more races	1,428	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,770	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's15.3%

Bachelor's degree33.7%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,113	5.0%
High school graduate	3,899	17.7%
Some college or associate's	3,369	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,427	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,240	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone50.4%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit15.7%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home25.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,043	50.4%
Carpooled	752	4.7%
Public transit	2,501	15.7%
Walked	251	1.6%
Bicycle	85	0.5%
Worked from home	4,085	25.6%
Other means	254	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,354	11.4%
15 to 29 min	3,037	25.6%
30 to 44 min	3,489	29.4%
45 to 59 min	1,965	16.5%
60+ min	2,041	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 3.7% (1,081 of 29,237)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,954	64.3%
Nonfamily households	4,414	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,368	97.2%
Vacant	356	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,388	67.8%
Renter-occupied	3,980	32.2%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,010	55.1%
1-unit, attached	431	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1,697	13.3%
5 to 19 units	1,287	10.1%
20 or more units	2,121	16.7%
Mobile home & other	178	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2540115
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.4557, -71.0590