Melrose Park is a city of 1,960 people in New York. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median age is 45.3, about 6 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. 5% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,723, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Melrose Park
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree25.2% → 50.8%(+25.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share100.0% → 91.8%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$174,005 → $224,400(+29%)US over the same years: +67%
Melrose Park's population equals 2.6% of Cayuga County's. Its number of veterans equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era65.5%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 29 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 Park, decade by decade
Melrose Park 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
2,079
$97,767
$174,005
25.2%
0.0
2000
2,359
$93,997
$157,209
34.3%
3.5
2010
2,294
$100,924
$193,056
45.4%
6.0
2020
2,141
$130,388
$198,411
44.1%
11.4
2024
1,960
$103,723
$224,400
50.8%
19.4
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.
