Melville, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,225, Rural population: 0)

Melville, Rhode Island Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 986 (758 occupied: 45 owner occupied, 713 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	94%
State:	40%

Housing density: 457 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,158 (lower quartile is $1,083, upper quartile is $1,549)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,196

Median gross rent in Melville, RI in 2007: $1,283

Housing units in Melville with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Melville,RI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,942 (it was $34,600 in 2000)

Melville:	$87,942
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $249,652 - $358,388

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $260,995
Here: $260,995
State: $363,749

Townhouses or other attached units: $242,780
Here: $242,780
State: $317,911

Mobile homes: $31,694
Here: $31,694
State: $45,819

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,207

In family households: 2,125 (551 male householders, 88 female householders)
627 spouses, 843 children (732 natural, 23 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 82 (52 male householders (52 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 18 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 210 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 231 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person.

780 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (22 men, 63 women).

89.3% of residents of Melville speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 182 (8.2%)
(29.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.5
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Melville, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 14 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melville, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 66 4 rooms: 207 5 rooms: 58 6 rooms: 251 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 101
1970 to 1979: 214
1960 to 1969: 283
1950 to 1959: 139
1940 to 1949: 203
1939 or earlier: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 17 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 87 2 bedrooms: 217 3 bedrooms: 350 4 bedrooms: 59 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Melville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 15 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Melville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 273 2 vehicles: 373 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Melville, RI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$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: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Melville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Melville:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 14
$900 to $999: 31
$1,000 to $1,249: 96
$1,250 to $1,499: 37
$1,500 to $1,999: 18
$2,000 or more: 36
No cash rent: 471

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 90 1990 to 1994: 35 1985 to 1989: 37 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 11 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Melville, RI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.4%
Number of people working at home: 23 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 52
5 to 9 minutes: 302
10 to 14 minutes: 205
15 to 19 minutes: 195
20 to 24 minutes: 93
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 12
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 17
45 to 59 minutes: 23
60 to 89 minutes: 0
90 or more minutes: 13

Melville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 758 (81%)
Carpooled: 120 (13%)
Walked: 20 (2%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 23 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 28
$10,000 to $14,999: 26
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 62
$25,000 to $29,999: 57
$30,000 to $34,999: 98
$35,000 to $39,999: 67
$40,000 to $44,999: 34
$45,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 95
$60,000 to $74,999: 62
$75,000 to $99,999: 72
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 400

Irish: 306

German: 224

Italian: 177

United States or American: 121

French (except Basque): 84

English: 81

Scotch-Irish: 68

Polish: 60

Scottish: 51

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 44

French Canadian: 36

Russian: 32

Swedish: 30

British: 25

Jamaican: 23

Slovak: 22

Portuguese: 21

African: 18

Subsaharan African:: 18

Acadian/Cajun: 17

Haitian: 16

European: 16

Greek: 15

Swiss: 13

Dutch: 12

Hungarian: 12

Brazilian: 12

Scandinavian: 8

Croatian: 7

Norwegian: 7

Lithuanian: 6

Austrian: 5

West Indian: 5

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

Philippines (16%)
India (16%)
Japan (11%)
Jamaica (10%)
Other Eastern Europe (9%)
Spain (8%)
Brazil (7%)

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

This state: 277
Northeast: 492
Midwest: 237
South: 632
West: 303

7% of Melville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 3% lived in Rhode Island.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 96
Less than 1 year of college: 19
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 211
Master's degree: 147
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 100
Less than 1 year of college: 72
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 70
Associate degree: 95
Bachelor's degree: 182
Master's degree: 81
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 20.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other 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: $48,889
Black householders: $49,432
Asian householders: $48,824
Some other race householders: $113,042
Two or more races householders: $47,308
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $126,166

Melville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Melville household income for Black householders

Melville household income for Some other race householders

Melville household income for Two or more races householders

Melville marital status for males

Melville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $285,937
Black or African American householders: $349,479

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 27
One, attached: 328
Two: 248
3 or 4: 330
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 7
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 31

Median worth of mobile homes: $118,468

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Melville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Utility gas (13%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Other fuel (4%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Rhode Island:	12.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	12.5%
Rhode Island:	12.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	48.5%
Rhode Island:	43.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

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