Melrose

Population: 536
Median household income: $33,333
Median home value: $78,600

Melrose is a community in Curry County, New Mexico, home to 536 residents. At $33,333, its median household income sits below Curry County's $56,259.

From 2019 to 2023, Melrose's population declined 10.7% from 600 to 536, while its median home value fell 4.5% from $82,300 to $78,600.

28.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.33 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 536
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,333
Median home value: $78,600
Median gross rent: $548
Housing units: 313
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

600536

Median household income

$51,103$33,333

Median home value

$82,300$78,600

Median gross rent

$642$548

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	600	$51,103	$82,300	$642
2020	578	$48,304	$80,900	$800
2021	459	$42,969	$59,500	$867
2022	473	$34,219	$58,100	$860
2023	536	$33,333	$78,600	$548

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6425.6%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	9.0%
5 to 17	83	15.5%
18 to 24	36	6.7%
25 to 34	54	10.1%
35 to 44	27	5.0%
45 to 54	50	9.3%
55 to 64	137	25.6%
65 to 74	63	11.8%
75 and over	38	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	413	77.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	16	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	107	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's49.9%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	23.0%
High school graduate	80	21.7%
Some college or associate's	184	49.9%
Bachelor's degree	20	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	134	77.9%
Carpooled	29	16.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	13.5%
15 to 29 min	42	25.8%
30 to 44 min	66	40.5%
45 to 59 min	31	19.0%
60+ min	2	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 28.5% (153 of 536)

	Count	Share
Family households	128	55.7%
Nonfamily households	102	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	230	73.5%
Vacant	83	26.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	179	77.8%
Renter-occupied	51	22.2%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other24.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	226	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	1.0%
Mobile home & other	75	24.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3547570
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.4295, -103.6294