Melrose, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,782 (All urban)

Melrose, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,248 (10,982 occupied: 7,365 owner occupied, 3,617 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	38%

Housing density: 2396 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $883 (lower quartile is $574, upper quartile is $1,093)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,103

Median gross rent in Melrose, MA in 2007: $1,023

Housing units in Melrose with a mortgage: 4,307 (317 second mortgage, 730 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,642

Melrose,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $477,957 (it was $252,500 in 2000)

Melrose:	$477,957
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $342,086 - $591,453

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $505,629
Here: $505,629
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $382,163
Here: $382,163
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $510,488
Here: $510,488
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $428,863
Here: $428,863
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $206,084
Here: $206,084
State: $335,381

Mobile homes: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $71,966

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,806

In family households: 22,207 (5,593 male householders, 1,508 female householders)
5,974 spouses, 8,052 children (7,695 natural, 217 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 302 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 170 parents, 234 other relatives, 250 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,599 (1,438 male householders (1,073 living alone)), 2,432 female householders (2,182 living alone)), 729 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 328 (307 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,891 2-persons, 1,716 3-persons, 1,614 4-persons, 650 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,255 1-person, 539 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

4,969 married couples with children.
661 single-parent households (103 men, 558 women).

91.8% of residents of Melrose speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,647 (6.1%)
(56.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Melrose, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 57 3 rooms: 172 4 rooms: 343 5 rooms: 592 6 rooms: 1,877 7 rooms: 1,767 8 rooms: 1,362 9 or more rooms: 1,188

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melrose, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 176 2 rooms: 604 3 rooms: 1,042 4 rooms: 747 5 rooms: 592 6 rooms: 249 7 rooms: 123 8 rooms: 30 9 or more rooms: 54

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 86
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 566
1970 to 1979: 955
1960 to 1969: 1,037
1950 to 1959: 1,313
1940 to 1949: 922
1939 or earlier: 6,307

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melrose:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 285 2 bedrooms: 1,150 3 bedrooms: 3,540 4 bedrooms: 1,816 5 or more bedrooms: 557

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melrose:
	no bedroom: 201 1 bedroom: 1,820 2 bedrooms: 1,154 3 bedrooms: 317 4 bedrooms: 125 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Melrose in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 395 1 vehicle: 2,226 2 vehicles: 3,473 3 vehicles: 952 4 vehicles: 229 5 or more vehicles: 90

Cars and other vehicles available in Melrose in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 798 1 vehicle: 1,877 2 vehicles: 848 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 31

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Melrose, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 31
$125,000 to $149,999: 111
$150,000 to $174,999: 419
$175,000 to $199,999: 650
$200,000 to $249,999: 1606
$250,000 to $299,999: 1529
$300,000 to $399,999: 1175
$400,000 to $499,999: 263
$500,000 to $749,999: 128
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Melrose rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Melrose:

Less than $100: 33 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 81
$200 to $249: 195
$250 to $299: 46
$300 to $349: 79
$350 to $399: 89
$400 to $449: 81
$450 to $499: 64
$500 to $549: 136
$550 to $599: 83
$600 to $649: 93
$650 to $699: 99
$700 to $749: 86
$750 to $799: 193
$800 to $899: 422
$900 to $999: 519
$1,000 to $1,249: 757
$1,250 to $1,499: 129
$1,500 to $1,999: 191
$2,000 or more: 28
No cash rent: 139

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 255 1990 to 1994: 321 1985 to 1989: 140 1980 to 1984: 132 1975 to 1979: 88 1970 to 1974: 83 1970 to 1974: 152 1965 to 1969: 476

Melrose, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.7%
Number of people working at home: 409 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 274
5 to 9 minutes: 1131
10 to 14 minutes: 1550
15 to 19 minutes: 1649
20 to 24 minutes: 1872
25 to 29 minutes: 677
30 to 34 minutes: 2550
35 to 39 minutes: 681
40 to 44 minutes: 949
45 to 59 minutes: 1797
60 to 89 minutes: 745
90 or more minutes: 240

Melrose mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,265 (71%)
Carpooled: 1,150 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 196 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 71 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 1,565 (11%)
Railroad: 269 (2%)
Taxi: 32 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 22 (0%)
Walked: 480 (3%)
Other means: 52 (0%)
Worked at home: 409 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 673
$10,000 to $14,999: 469
$15,000 to $19,999: 515
$20,000 to $24,999: 369
$25,000 to $29,999: 503
$30,000 to $34,999: 372
$35,000 to $39,999: 333
$40,000 to $44,999: 514
$45,000 to $49,999: 539
$50,000 to $59,999: 918
$60,000 to $74,999: 1347
$75,000 to $99,999: 1858
$100,000 to $124,999: 1112
$125,000 to $149,999: 550
$150,000 to $199,999: 532
$200,000 or more: 367

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 7497

Italian: 4944

English: 2249

Other groups: 1302

United States or American: 996

German: 819

French Canadian: 617

Scotch-Irish: 609

French (except Basque): 591

Scottish: 567

Polish: 524

Swedish: 487

European: 293

Russian: 292

Greek: 257

Canadian: 246

Portuguese: 244

Finnish: 201

Ukrainian: 106

Norwegian: 99

Arab:: 97

Hungarian: 76

Dutch: 74

Lithuanian: 73

British: 68

Subsaharan African:: 67

Iranian: 58

Eastern European: 51

Welsh: 46

Austrian: 45

Lebanese: 43

Haitian: 42

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 42

Palestinian: 36

Ugandan: 33

Bulgarian: 28

Yugoslavian: 22

Estonian: 20

Scandinavian: 19

Slovak: 17

Romanian: 17

Danish: 16

Armenian: 15

Nigerian: 15

Belgian: 15

Latvian: 9

Turkish: 9

Moroccan: 8

Cape Verdean: 8

Swiss: 8

Brazilian: 7

African: 6

Other Arab: 5

Arab/Arabic: 5

Sierra Leonean: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (12%)
Italy (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Ireland (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
India (5%)
Vietnam (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 21254
Northeast: 2587
Midwest: 574
South: 662
West: 302

67% of Melrose residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 118
9th grade: 134
10th grade: 109
11th grade: 126
12th grade, no diploma: 200
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,932
Less than 1 year of college: 539
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,367
Associate degree: 498
Bachelor's degree: 2,422
Master's degree: 973
Professional school degree: 308
Doctorate degree: 196

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 56
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 161
9th grade: 81
10th grade: 147
11th grade: 166
12th grade, no diploma: 243
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,870
Less than 1 year of college: 563
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,409
Associate degree: 973
Bachelor's degree: 2,510
Master's degree: 1,174
Professional school degree: 218
Doctorate degree: 89

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $76,296
Black householders: $82,973
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $39,409
Asian householders: $112,766
Some other race householders: $43,069
Two or more races householders: $142,303
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $86,900

Melrose household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Melrose household income for Black householders

Melrose household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Melrose household income for Asian householders

Melrose household income for Some other race householders

Melrose household income for Two or more races householders

Melrose household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Melrose marital status for males

Melrose marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $480,986
Black or African American householders: $520,547
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $354,918
Asian householders: $547,616
Some other race householders: $851,805
Two or more races householders: $495,561
Hispanic or Latino householders: $441,613

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,423
One, attached: 194
Two: 1,610
3 or 4: 557
5 to 9: 361
10 to 19: 489
20 to 49: 655
50 or more: 950
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $270,121

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Melrose:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%) Utility gas (42%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Utility gas (34%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 275

Here:	10.9%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 213

Here:	15.8%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 359

Here:	37.3%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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