With 352 people, Melvern is a city in Kansas. The typical home is worth $89,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. People stay put here: 72% were in the same home a year ago. The average commute runs 41 minutes. This skews young, with a median age of 34.5.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,893, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Melvern
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.6 → 34.5(−5.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share100.0% → 94.9%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants84.5% → 73.8%(−10.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)12.5%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(2)
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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Over time
Melvern, decade by decade
Melvern population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
412
$50,572
$64,322
10.5%
0.0
2000
429
$58,878
$80,335
5.7%
6.3
2010
385
$72,528
$88,616
9.4%
11.2
2020
356
$55,679
$89,448
13.8%
21.2
2024
352
$55,893
$89,100
21.0%
12.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
