CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Melrose

New Mexico · 669 residents · 1.69 sq mi

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With 669 people, Melrose is a city in New Mexico. The median age is 47.4, about 14 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $28,600. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households here earn about 36% less than in New Mexico as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 47.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

669

−9%vs 2000

vs 736 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

47.4

+13%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024447

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(33)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(56)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(35)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.8%(52)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.7%(58)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(72)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.6%(84)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.9%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.1%(74)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.2%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,341

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,607 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,721

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,053 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,600

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.0%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

22.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.2%(627)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino11.5%(85)

Asian0.7%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(630)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino7.2%(48)

Asian0.7%(5)

Other5.1%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican26%(116)

South American1.8%(8)

Colombian1.8%(8)

Central American0.4%(2)

Panamanian0.4%(2)

Ancestry

English15.2%(68)

German10.1%(45)

Irish9.6%(43)

American4%(18)

Scottish3.1%(14)

Swedish2%(9)

French1.1%(5)

French Canadian0.7%(3)

Polish0.7%(3)

Canadian0.4%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(2)

Portuguese0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.5%

−21.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married31.5%(64)

Married47.8%(97)

Widowed4.4%(9)

Divorced16.3%(33)

Women 15+

Never married12.3%(20)

Married46.6%(76)

Widowed18.4%(30)

Divorced22.7%(37)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.0%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.3%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.5%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% 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)36.4%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.6%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.5%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44 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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