Melrose Park, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents
| Melrose Park: | $359,798 |
| Florida: | $354,100 |
Total population: 7,616 (Urban population: 7,087, Rural population: 0)
Houses: 2,071 (1,973 occupied: 1,637 owner occupied, 336 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Housing density: 2,293 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $504,762.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,202 (lower quartile is $939, upper quartile is $1,802)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,202
Median gross rent in Melrose Park, FL in 2022: $1,360
Housing units in Melrose Park with a mortgage: 1,420 (151 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,731,174- In family households: 1,413,253 (269,141 male householders, 165,347 female householders)
293,617 spouses, 494,558 children (462,215 natural, 9,274 adopted, 23,069 stepchildren), 37,690 grandchildren, 25,833 brothers or sisters, 28,014 parents, foster children, 36,210 other relatives, 47,765 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 317,921 (120,559 male householders (88,038 living alone)), 131,000 female householders (109,501 living alone)), 66,362 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 16,892 (10,931 institutionalized population)
240,332 married couples with children.
100,923 single-parent households (20,481 men, 80,442 women).
77.9% of residents of Melrose Park speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
18.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English not well, 35% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 4,735 (55.7%)
(66.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.3 |
| State: | 5.9 |
| Here: | 3.8 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melrose Park, Florida
- 80no bedroom
- 311 bedroom
- 3542 bedrooms
- 9253 bedrooms
- 2314 bedrooms
- 165+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melrose Park, Florida
- 40no bedroom
- 1311 bedroom
- 382 bedrooms
- 983 bedrooms
- 294 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Melrose Park in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 31no vehicle
- 5341 vehicle
- 7062 vehicles
- 2533 vehicles
- 744 vehicles
- 395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Melrose Park in renter-occupied apartments
- 109no vehicle
- 1121 vehicle
- 802 vehicles
- 263 vehicles
- 94 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Melrose Park, Florida
- 01 room
- 322 rooms
- 2133 rooms
- 1424 rooms
- 3115 rooms
- 4796 rooms
- 2537 rooms
- 1728 rooms
- 359+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melrose Park, Florida
- 351 room
- 562 rooms
- 623 rooms
- 554 rooms
- 475 rooms
- 246 rooms
- 457 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 99+ rooms
Melrose Park, FL household income distribution
- 46,796Less than $10,000
- 60,070$10,000 to $19,999
- 65,102$20,000 to $29,999
- 62,160$30,000 to $39,999
- 64,636$40,000 to $49,999
- 59,207$50,000 to $59,999
- 75,592$60,000 to $74,999
- 106,008$75,000 to $99,999
- 80,834$100,000 to $124,999
- 50,754$125,000 to $149,999
- 72,143$150,000 to $199,999
- 83,012$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.9%
Number of people working at home: 588 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 14
- 5 to 9 minutes: 118
- 10 to 14 minutes: 262
- 15 to 19 minutes: 569
- 20 to 24 minutes: 489
- 25 to 29 minutes: 258
- 30 to 34 minutes: 655
- 35 to 39 minutes: 106
- 40 to 44 minutes: 94
- 45 to 59 minutes: 195
- 60 to 89 minutes: 230
- 90 or more minutes: 61
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,235 (72.5%)
- Carpooled: 554 (18.0%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 170 (5.5%)
- Railroad: 11 (0.4%)
- Motorcycle: 11 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0.3%)
- Walked: 44 (1.4%)
- Other means: 18 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 32 (1.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Melrose Park, Florida
- 5781995 to March 2000
- 4011990 to 1994
- 5701985 to 1989
- 5371980 to 1984
- 2521975 to 1979
- 1481970 to 1974
- 1071965 to 1969
- 65Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- West Indian: 2,918 (45.5%)
- Other: 2,606 (40.6%)
- United States: 331 (5.2%)
- Irish: 177 (2.8%)
- German: 156 (2.4%)
- French: 71 (1.1%)
- English: 53 (0.8%)
- Subsaharan African: 49 (0.8%)
- Italian: 26 (0.4%)
- Lithuanian: 13 (0.2%)
- Portuguese: 11 (0.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 8 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Melrose Park: | 52.3% (1,389) |
| Florida: | 5.3% (141,182) |
| Melrose Park: | 30.7% (815) |
| Florida: | 6.8% (182,224) |
| Melrose Park: | 3.1% (83) |
| Florida: | 1.4% (38,484) |
| Melrose Park: | 2.5% (67) |
| Florida: | 0.2% (4,760) |
| Melrose Park: | 2.1% (55) |
| Florida: | 1.1% (28,788) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,864
- Other state: 1,465
- Northeast: 529
- Midwest: 208
- South: 695
- West: 33
68% of Melrose Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Florida.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 50
- Nursery to 4th grade: 23
- 5th and 6th grade: 56
- 7th and 8th grade: 53
- 9th grade: 66
- 10th grade: 91
- 11th grade: 110
- 12th grade, no diploma: 248
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 752
- Less than 1 year of college: 48
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 132
- Associate degree: 112
- Bachelor's degree: 109
- Master's degree: 20
- Professional school degree: 11
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 50
- Nursery to 4th grade: 6
- 5th and 6th grade: 35
- 7th and 8th grade: 30
- 9th grade: 34
- 10th grade: 119
- 11th grade: 130
- 12th grade, no diploma: 249
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 852
- Less than 1 year of college: 129
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 171
- Associate degree: 113
- Bachelor's degree: 164
- Master's degree: 34
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,840
- One, attached: 39
- Two: 33
- 3 or 4: 15
- 5 to 9: 60
- 10 to 19: 29
- 20 to 49: 26
- 50 or more: 20
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $67,075
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
- 89.4%Electricity
- 5.1%Utility gas
- 2.7%No fuel used
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 97.6%Electricity
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 1.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Florida: | 11.7% |
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Florida: | 9.7% |
| Here: | 16.8% |
| Florida: | 21.0% |
