CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Melissa

Texas · 524 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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Melissa is a city of 524 people in Texas. There are 826 fewer people here than in 2000. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $39,200. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 25% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 59%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

524

−61%vs 2000

vs 1,350 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(44)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(40)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(95)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.1%(53)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(39)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(21)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,208

−56%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,909 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,590

−63%vs 2000

vs $26,193 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.6%

+11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

−59%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $126,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$404

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $658 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.2%(1,137)

Black0.4%(6)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(180)

Asian0.5%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(490)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino11.1%(58)

Asian1.1%(6)

Other5.3%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.1%(1,830)

South American3.5%(707)

Ecuadorian1.5%(293)

Venezuelan1.3%(258)

Central American0.9%(191)

Puerto Rican0.8%(156)

Honduran0.6%(119)

Salvadoran0.4%(72)

Peruvian0.2%(34)

Spaniard0.2%(31)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.9%(980)

Chinese1.1%(229)

Filipino1%(195)

Vietnamese0.6%(118)

Japanese0.4%(83)

Taiwanese0.2%(43)

Korean0.1%(24)

Ancestry

Irish13.9%(2,797)

English13.6%(2,738)

German10.3%(2,066)

American9.6%(1,941)

Italian4.7%(937)

Subsaharan African4.6%(919)

Polish3%(609)

Scottish2.9%(585)

French2.5%(507)

Nigerian2.3%(469)

Swedish1.3%(266)

British1.2%(232)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Arab1.1%(231)

Austrian0.8%(171)

Ukrainian0.8%(166)

Welsh0.8%(162)

Egyptian0.8%(159)

Norwegian0.7%(142)

Guyanese0.4%(80)

Dutch0.3%(61)

Swiss0.3%(53)

Lebanese0.3%(52)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(52)

Croatian0.2%(32)

Syrian0.1%(20)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(18)

Russian0.1%(18)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−18.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.7%

−19.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.8 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 23.4 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 married23.3%(1,768)

Married70.3%(5,330)

Widowed3.3%(253)

Divorced3.1%(234)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(1,521)

Married66%(4,824)

Widowed3.2%(234)

Divorced10%(732)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

77.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

6.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 87.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

11.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% 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)34.3%(303)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.4%(384)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.3%(91)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 884 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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