CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Melvern

Kansas · 412 residents · 0.36 sq mi

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Melvern is a city of 412 people in Kansas. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $26,800. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 23%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

412

−4%vs 2000

vs 429 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

+7%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.36 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024352

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(31)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(15)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(49)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(58)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(37)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(37)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.4%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,071

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,321 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,021

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,206 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,800

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.5%

+11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

15.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(418)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(412)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

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

Central American0.9%(3)

Guatemalan0.9%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(1)

Ancestry

German16.2%(57)

Irish15.9%(56)

English11.6%(41)

American3.7%(13)

Scottish3.4%(12)

French2.3%(8)

Italian2.3%(8)

Polish2%(7)

Subsaharan African2%(7)

Kenyan2%(7)

Danish1.1%(4)

Swiss0.9%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.9%(3)

Welsh0.6%(2)

Norwegian0.3%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.3%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.7 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 25.2 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 married46.5%(74)

Married43.4%(69)

Widowed1.3%(2)

Divorced8.8%(14)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(28)

Married54%(61)

Widowed2.7%(3)

Divorced18.6%(21)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.7%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% 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)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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