COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melrose vs Van Wert
PLACE A
Melrose, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Van Wert, Ohio
Melrose is 95% smaller than Van Wert. Van Wert earns more, with a median household income $6,363 higher. Melrose has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 2%).
MELROSEVAN WERTDIFFERENCE
Total population52811,200−95% vs Van Wert
Population density6591,487−828
Population growth8.2%2.3%+5.9 pts
Median age36.141.2−5.1
Male48.8%48.3%+0.5 pts
Female51.2%51.7%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%88.6%−1.4 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%5.7%+0.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other6.8%4.9%+1.9 pts
Median household income$48,750$55,113−$6,363
Per capita income$28,308$30,872−$2,564
Poverty rate18.9%14.2%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.408+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%16.0%+2.1 pts
Graduate degree4.4%5.3%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.2%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation64.3%62.6%+1.7 pts
Median home value$151,600$123,900+$27,700
Median gross rent$744$765−$21
Owner-occupied72.4%71.0%+1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households73.4%37.1%+36.3 pts
Average commute31.015.9+15.1
Worked from home5.3%2.8%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.1%3.4%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025