Melrose, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	27,134	100.0

Male	12,757	47.0
Female	14,377	53.0

Under 5 years	1,810	6.7
5 to 9 years	1,622	6.0
10 to 14 years	1,621	6.0
15 to 19 years	1,326	4.9
20 to 24 years	1,064	3.9
25 to 34 years	3,944	14.5
35 to 44 years	4,738	17.5
45 to 54 years	4,114	15.2
55 to 59 years	1,436	5.3
60 to 64 years	1,026	3.8
65 to 74 years	2,067	7.6
75 to 84 years	1,647	6.1
85 years and over	719	2.6

Median age (years)	39.4	(X)

18 years and over	21,165	78.0
Male	9,740	35.9
Female	11,425	42.1
21 years and over	20,583	75.9
62 years and over	5,040	18.6
65 years and over	4,433	16.3
Male	1,654	6.1
Female	2,779	10.2

RACE
One race	26,762	98.6
White	25,820	95.2
Black or African American	255	0.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	26	0.1
Asian	546	2.0
Asian Indian	97	0.4
Chinese	253	0.9
Filipino	76	0.3
Japanese	17	0.1
Korean	22	0.1
Vietnamese	48	0.2
Other Asian ¹	33	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	109	0.4
Two or more races	372	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	26,156	96.4
Black or African American	342	1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	99	0.4
Asian	656	2.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	14	0.1
Some other race	278	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	27,134	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	283	1.0
Mexican	36	0.1
Puerto Rican	60	0.2
Cuban	19	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	168	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,851	99.0
White alone	25,640	94.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	27,134	100.0
In households	26,805	98.8
Householder	10,982	40.5
Spouse	5,869	21.6
Child	7,967	29.4
Own child under 18 years	5,630	20.7
Other relatives	971	3.6
Under 18 years	289	1.1
Nonrelatives	1,016	3.7
Unmarried partner	426	1.6
In group quarters	329	1.2
Institutionalized population	291	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	38	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,982	100.0
Family households (families)	7,108	64.7
With own children under 18 years	3,158	28.8
Married-couple family	5,869	53.4
With own children under 18 years	2,710	24.7
Female householder, no husband present	951	8.7
With own children under 18 years	373	3.4
Nonfamily households	3,874	35.3
Householder living alone	3,260	29.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,447	13.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,336	30.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,140	28.6

Average household size	2.44	(X)
Average family size	3.08	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,248	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,982	97.6
Vacant housing units	266	2.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	48	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,982	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,359	67.0
Renter-occupied housing units	3,623	33.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.78	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.75	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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