CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Melrose Park

Illinois · 20,859 residents · 4.35 sq mi

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With 20,859 people, Melrose Park is a city in Illinois. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 7.8%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 10% since 2000. The typical home is worth $99,400.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,859

−10%vs 2000

vs 23,171 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

+7%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,593)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,537)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(1,105)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(1,281)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(1,568)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.9%(4,142)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(2,496)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,118)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,903)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(1,964)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(908)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(244)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,814

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,689 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,249

−18%vs 2000

vs $16,206 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$99,400

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $155,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$453

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $610 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.7% in 2000

45.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.5%(9,380)

Black2.7%(634)

Hispanic / Latino53.9%(12,485)

Asian2%(455)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.2%(17,561)

Black0.8%(159)

Hispanic / Latino29.7%(6,188)

Asian2.6%(532)

Other12.5%(2,607)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican60.4%(14,816)

Puerto Rican8.8%(2,156)

South American4.1%(1,006)

Cuban1.7%(417)

Central American1.2%(301)

Ecuadorian1.1%(275)

Guatemalan1%(248)

Colombian0.9%(227)

Venezuelan0.9%(223)

Peruvian0.8%(195)

Chilean0.3%(83)

Honduran0.1%(29)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.1%(24)

Argentine0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino1%(250)

Vietnamese0.1%(16)

Chinese0%(8)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Ancestry

Italian6.5%(1,606)

German3.5%(851)

Irish2.3%(574)

Polish1.8%(444)

American1.3%(315)

English0.7%(161)

Swedish0.6%(148)

French0.5%(111)

Norwegian0.3%(73)

Austrian0.3%(70)

Lithuanian0.2%(57)

Arab0.2%(50)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Jordanian0.2%(50)

Subsaharan African0.2%(49)

Portuguese0.2%(42)

Ukrainian0.2%(40)

Greek0.2%(38)

Serbian0.2%(37)

Scottish0.1%(34)

Nigerian0.1%(30)

Romanian0.1%(29)

Dutch0.1%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(24)

Brazilian0.1%(21)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(16)

British0.1%(13)

Czech0%(8)

Iranian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Italian population · Largest South American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.9%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 17.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.9%(5,141)

Married41.7%(4,471)

Widowed2.4%(261)

Divorced8%(855)

Women 15+

Never married41.2%(3,835)

Married43.9%(4,085)

Widowed7.3%(679)

Divorced7.6%(711)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.3%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 25.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26%(108)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.8%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.4%(118)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.9%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 416 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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