Melrose

Population: 3,608
Median household income: $58,107
Median home value: $198,300

Located in Stearns County, Minnesota, Melrose is a community with a population of 3,608. Its median household income of $58,107 runs below the Stearns County figure of $76,447.

Between 2019 and 2023, Melrose's population declined 1.1% from 3,647 to 3,608, while its median home value rose 51.4% from $131,000 to $198,300.

72.1% of workers drive to work alone. 72.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,608
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,107
Median home value: $198,300
Median gross rent: $1,061
Housing units: 1,655
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6473,608

Median household income

$56,591$58,107

Median home value

$131,000$198,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,647	$56,591	$131,000	$873
2020	3,651	$50,920	$132,600	$946
2021	3,615	$50,469	$147,900	$900
2022	3,606	$54,951	$183,400	$985
2023	3,608	$58,107	$198,300	$1,061

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	250	6.9%
5 to 17	549	15.2%
18 to 24	249	6.9%
25 to 34	428	11.9%
35 to 44	352	9.8%
45 to 54	449	12.4%
55 to 64	539	14.9%
65 to 74	486	13.5%
75 and over	306	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,876	79.7%
Black or African American	18	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	665	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	211	8.2%
High school graduate	1,093	42.7%
Some college or associate's	800	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	236	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	220	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked8.1%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,250	72.1%
Carpooled	155	8.9%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	140	8.1%
Bicycle	17	1.0%
Worked from home	170	9.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	867	55.4%
15 to 29 min	253	16.2%
30 to 44 min	255	16.3%
45 to 59 min	108	6.9%
60+ min	81	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 8.6% (303 of 3,534)

	Count	Share
Family households	896	57.7%
Nonfamily households	656	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,552	93.8%
Vacant	103	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,115	71.8%
Renter-occupied	437	28.2%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units13.4%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,192	72.0%
1-unit, attached	10	0.6%
2 to 4 units	112	6.8%
5 to 19 units	10	0.6%
20 or more units	222	13.4%
Mobile home & other	109	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2741570
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 45.6770, -94.8148