CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Melville

New York · 12,586 residents · 12.1 sq mi

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Melville is a city of 12,586 people in New York. That is roughly 120% ahead of the New York median. Median home value sits at $269,000. Median household income runs $72,581, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

44% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,586

−13%vs 2000

vs 14,533 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(732)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(817)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(885)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(963)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(906)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,721)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.6%(2,220)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.5%(1,823)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(1,505)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(713)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(255)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(46)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$72,581

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,527 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$30,343

−26%vs 2000

vs $41,053 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$269,000

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $326,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$925

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,842 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

91.1%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

8.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.5%(12,711)

Black2%(294)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(540)

Asian5.4%(785)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(11,895)

Black1.6%(201)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(305)

Asian3.7%(471)

Other0.2%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican2.8%(560)

Central American1.6%(315)

Salvadoran1.6%(315)

Puerto Rican0.5%(103)

South American0.4%(81)

Ecuadorian0.3%(60)

Spaniard0.3%(52)

Mexican0.2%(30)

Cuban0.1%(16)

Argentine0.1%(15)

Colombian0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.3%(648)

Korean1.7%(344)

Pakistani0.6%(120)

Chinese0.5%(97)

Sri Lankan0.5%(91)

Filipino0.3%(65)

Kazakh0.2%(39)

Taiwanese0.1%(28)

Japanese0.1%(12)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(34)

Chamorro0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Italian16.1%(3,178)

Irish11.1%(2,186)

German5.9%(1,168)

Polish5.7%(1,118)

Greek5.6%(1,110)

Russian4.9%(970)

American4.5%(896)

English2.6%(513)

Hungarian1.8%(345)

Ukrainian1%(191)

French0.9%(180)

Arab0.6%(118)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(101)

Scottish0.5%(92)

West Indian0.5%(90)

Austrian0.4%(78)

Dutch0.4%(78)

Israeli0.4%(73)

Haitian0.4%(70)

Croatian0.3%(66)

Portuguese0.3%(66)

Romanian0.3%(59)

Armenian0.3%(57)

Latvian0.3%(56)

Finnish0.3%(55)

Lebanese0.3%(53)

Czech0.3%(52)

Swedish0.2%(47)

Slovak0.2%(46)

Lithuanian0.2%(38)

Norwegian0.2%(36)

Guyanese0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(22)

Brazilian0.1%(21)

Moroccan0.1%(20)

Subsaharan African0.1%(14)

Iraqi0.1%(13)

Iranian0.1%(13)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Greek population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

44.1%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

21.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.5 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 25.7 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 married26.6%(2,016)

Married60.1%(4,555)

Widowed6.1%(459)

Divorced7.3%(553)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(2,171)

Married48.6%(4,557)

Widowed16.2%(1,516)

Divorced12%(1,126)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 4.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)13.4%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(50)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.6%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War24.4%(106)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.8%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 434 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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