With 3,671 people, Melrose is a city in Minnesota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 33%. The typical home is worth $207,200, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. 580 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,677, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Melrose
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.8% → 25.2%(+24.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.6% → 15.3%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.7% → 73.3%(−25.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)8.6%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.5%(60)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(49)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.6%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.9%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 152 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
Melrose, decade by decade
Melrose 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
2,561
$58,574
$107,043
10.6%
3.2
2000
3,091
$62,723
$142,089
13.5%
28.8
2010
3,598
$66,285
$188,165
12.8%
46.9
2020
3,602
$61,717
$160,716
12.6%
56.6
2024
3,671
$59,677
$207,200
15.3%
49.9
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.
