Melrose Park

Population: 2,273
Median household income: $154,946
Median home value: $427,400

Melrose Park, a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has 2,273 residents. The median household income of $154,946 is above the Montgomery County median ($111,521).

Owners occupy 77.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,273
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $154,946
Median home value: $427,400
Median gross rent: $1,661
Housing units: 854
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2023	2,273	$154,946	$427,400	$1,661

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	3.0%
5 to 17	536	23.6%
18 to 24	187	8.2%
25 to 34	98	4.3%
35 to 44	297	13.1%
45 to 54	446	19.6%
55 to 64	318	14.0%
65 to 74	192	8.4%
75 and over	131	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	904	39.8%
Black or African American	652	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	339	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	2.0%
Two or more races	246	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.1%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's10.4%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree43.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1	0.1%
High school graduate	193	13.0%
Some college or associate's	154	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	485	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	649	43.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone63.6%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit14.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	786	63.6%
Carpooled	92	7.4%
Public transit	178	14.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	180	14.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	9.4%
15 to 29 min	224	21.2%
30 to 44 min	342	32.4%
45 to 59 min	308	29.2%
60+ min	83	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 6.0% (136 of 2,273)

	Count	Share
Family households	634	75.2%
Nonfamily households	209	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	843	98.7%
Vacant	11	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	656	77.8%
Renter-occupied	187	22.2%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units21.9%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	552	64.6%
1-unit, attached	40	4.7%
2 to 4 units	187	21.9%
5 to 19 units	17	2.0%
20 or more units	58	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4248600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0639, -75.1275