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Language Spoken At Home in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,388 | 100% |
English only | 21,520 | 84.8% |
Language other than English | 3,868 | 15.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,563 | 6.2% |
Spanish | 599 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 183 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,138 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 854 | 3.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 832 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 411 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 299 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 115 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,043 | 100% |
American | 902 | 3.3% |
Arab | 313 | 1.2% |
Czech | 11 | 0.0% |
Danish | 130 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 216 | 0.8% |
English | 3,557 | 13.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,763 | 6.5% |
French Canadian | 1,001 | 3.7% |
German | 2,248 | 8.3% |
Greek | 388 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 114 | 0.4% |
Irish | 9,818 | 36.3% |
Italian | 6,311 | 23.3% |
Lithuanian | 31 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 175 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,062 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 688 | 2.5% |
Russian | 432 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 255 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 582 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 26 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 98 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 608 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 47 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 79 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 150 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 132 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,221 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,138 | 63.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,993 | 26.7% |
Married-couple family | 6,171 | 55.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,750 | 24.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 333 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 82 | 0.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 634 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 161 | 1.4% |
Nonfamily households | 4,083 | 36.4% |
Householder living alone | 3,487 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 1,374 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,213 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,848 | 25.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,708 | 100% |
Householder | 11,221 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 6,168 | 23.1% |
Child | 7,671 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 630 | 2.4% |
Nonrelatives | 1,018 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 526 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,791 | 100% |
Never married | 3,261 | 30.2% |
Now married, except separated | 6,453 | 59.8% |
Separated | 142 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 278 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 657 | 6.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,338 | 100% |
Never married | 2,861 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 6,432 | 56.7% |
Separated | 178 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 1,123 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 744 | 6.6% |
Fertility in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 413 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 40 | 9.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Grandparents in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 296 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 91 | 30.7% |
Less than 1 year | 44 | 14.9% |
1 or 2 years | 13 | 4.4% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 34 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 91 | 100% |
Who are female | 39 | 42.9% |
Who are married | 78 | 85.7% |
School Enrollment in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,456 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 538 | 8.3% |
Kindergarten | 295 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,800 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,099 | 17.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,724 | 26.7% |
Educational Attainment in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,731 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 268 | 1.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 586 | 3.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,975 | 20.1% |
Some college, no degree | 3,037 | 15.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,724 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,838 | 29.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,303 | 21.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 51.4% |
Veteran Status in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,354 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,461 | 6.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,770 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,136 | 8.0% |
Under 18 years | 5,689 | 100% |
With a disability | 103 | 1.8% |
18 to 64 years | 17,361 | 100% |
With a disability | 772 | 4.4% |
65 years and over | 3,720 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,261 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,692 | 100% |
Same house | 23,898 | 89.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,516 | 9.4% |
Same county | 1,619 | 6.1% |
Different county | 897 | 3.4% |
Same state | 677 | 2.5% |
Different state | 220 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 278 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,043 | 100% |
Native | 23,870 | 88.3% |
Born in United States | 23,523 | 87.0% |
State of residence | 18,687 | 69.1% |
Different state | 4,836 | 17.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 347 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 3,173 | 11.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,173 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,671 | 52.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,502 | 47.3% |
Year of Entry in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,520 | 100% |
Native | 347 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 32 | 9.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 315 | 90.8% |
Foreign born | 3,173 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 158 | 5.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,015 | 95.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Melrose City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,173 | 100% |
Europe | 777 | 24.5% |
Asia | 1,335 | 42.1% |
Africa | 233 | 7.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 752 | 23.7% |
Northern America | 76 | 2.4% |