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Melissa, TX

17,497 Population
11.5 square miles 1,527.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 35.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$46,119 ±$5,521 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $44,447 ±$239
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$137,875 ±$19,045 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $87,155 ±$524
  • nearly double the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

2.6% ±2.1% (450  ±368) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 10.6% 813,280 (±0.2% / ±15,012)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

32.4 minutes ±2.4 (196,550  ±31,414) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 28 92,664,670 (±0.1 / ±504,659)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

5,333 ±342 Number of households
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2,825,878 ±4,240
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
3.3 ±0.2 (17,497  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2.7 7,717,080
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

2.2% ±2% (107  ±97) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 5.5% 108,624 (±0.2% / ±3,136)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

5,481 ±321 Number of housing units
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 3,030,663 ±579
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$430,300 ±$28,313 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $330,300 ±$1,213
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

20.1% ±6.4% (3,491  ±1,106.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 14% 1,081,801 (±0.2% / ±16,614.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

94.7% ±9.8% (10,152  ±1,137) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 87.3% 4,466,150 (±0.4% / ±18,768.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
52.2% ±7.5% (5,601  ±,845.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 38.5% 1,968,490 (±0.2% / ±12,332.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.2% ±4% (1,954  ±691) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 19% 1,484,398
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

7.6% ±2.4% (903  ±293) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 5.6% 324,151 (±0.1% / ±4,900)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
903 Total veterans ±293 743 Male ±228 160 Female ±137

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