CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Melvin

Illinois · 457 residents · 0.35 sq mi

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With 457 people, Melvin is a city in Illinois. The typical home is worth $25,200. The median age is 38.3, about 5 years above the US median. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 37%. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

457

−2%vs 2000

vs 465 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

+1%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024430

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.1%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(37)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(35)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(18)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(65)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(74)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(37)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.8%(63)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(14)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,268

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,712

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,383 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,200

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(455)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(455)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard2.1%(9)

Mexican1.2%(5)

Puerto Rican0.5%(2)

Central American0.2%(1)

Guatemalan0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German26.3%(113)

American10.5%(45)

Irish6%(26)

English4.7%(20)

Italian3.3%(14)

Dutch2.8%(12)

French2.6%(11)

Polish2.1%(9)

Scottish1.9%(8)

Norwegian1.6%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(2)

French Canadian0.2%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married33.1%(60)

Married50.3%(91)

Widowed0.6%(1)

Divorced16%(29)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(38)

Married54.9%(79)

Widowed16%(23)

Divorced2.8%(4)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.7%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.7%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 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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