COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melvin vs Fredericksburg
PLACE A
Melvin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fredericksburg, Texas
Melvin is 99% smaller than Fredericksburg. Melvin earns more, with a median household income $5,779 higher. Fredericksburg has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -31%).
MELVINFREDERICKSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population12211,893−99% vs Fredericksburg
Population density2631,245−982
Population growth-30.9%3.3%−34.2 pts
Median age54.348.5+5.8
Male62.3%46.6%+15.7 pts
Female37.7%53.4%−15.7 pts
Foreign-born19.3%4.7%+14.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.0%77.4%−20.4 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.4%18.6%+21.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other2.6%3.3%−0.7 pts
Median household income$70,313$64,534+$5,779
Per capita income$41,650$48,942−$7,292
Poverty rate6.1%9.2%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.523−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%43.3%−32.4 pts
Graduate degree6.5%16.1%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.3%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation67.9%53.0%+14.9 pts
Median home value$43,300$460,300−$417,000
Median gross rent$231$1,386−$1,155
Owner-occupied91.7%63.1%+28.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.4%21.5%+10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.0%−52.0 pts
Average commute59.914.1+45.8
Worked from home0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured43.0%14.7%+28.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025