Melrose Park

Population: 1,951
Median household income: $103,472
Median home value: $203,200

Melrose Park is a community in Cayuga County, New York, home to 1,951 residents. Its median household income of $103,472 runs above the Cayuga County figure of $66,583.

From 2019 to 2023, Melrose Park's population declined 19.5% from 2,425 to 1,951, while its median home value rose 21.2% from $167,700 to $203,200.

Households average 2.19 people. The median gross rent is $1,488.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,951
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $103,472
Median home value: $203,200
Median gross rent: $1,488
Housing units: 894
Homeownership rate: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4251,951

Median household income

$97,656$103,472

Median home value

$167,700$203,200

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,488

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,425	$97,656	$167,700	—
2020	2,259	$107,577	$163,700	$1,078
2021	2,120	$112,719	$170,300	—
2022	1,997	$123,476	$206,900	—
2023	1,951	$103,472	$203,200	$1,488

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	111	5.7%
5 to 17	229	11.7%
18 to 24	97	5.0%
25 to 34	216	11.1%
35 to 44	307	15.7%
45 to 54	209	10.7%
55 to 64	326	16.7%
65 to 74	262	13.4%
75 and over	194	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,836	94.1%
Black or African American	4	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	10	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate12.8%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree28.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	1.5%
High school graduate	194	12.8%
Some college or associate's	539	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	327	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	432	28.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	800	77.8%
Carpooled	98	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	11.1%
Other means	16	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	559	61.2%
15 to 29 min	166	18.2%
30 to 44 min	122	13.3%
45 to 59 min	18	2.0%
60+ min	49	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 6.1% (119 of 1,951)

	Count	Share
Family households	592	66.9%
Nonfamily households	293	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	885	99.0%
Vacant	9	1.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	848	95.8%
Renter-occupied	37	4.2%

1-unit, detached91.4%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	817	91.4%
1-unit, attached	40	4.5%
2 to 4 units	19	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	18	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3646503
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.58 sq mi
Center point: 42.9056, -76.5141