Melvin, IA Demographic Data
Melvin, IA Summary
Melvin is located in Osceola County in Iowa
- Population: 210
- Area: 0.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,186.44 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,581.36 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Melvin, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
104
44%
50.8
Male
131
56%
49.2
Total Population
235
323,128,000
Melvin, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
12
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
19
8.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
23
9.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
0
0.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
34
14.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
33
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
17
7.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
29
12.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
17
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
17
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
7
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
173
73.6%
77.2
Female
82
47.4%
51.3
Male
91
52.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
171
72.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
53
22.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
41
17.4%
15.2
Female
22
53.7%
55.8
Male
19
46.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Melvin, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
235
100.0%
96.8
White
231
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
1.7%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
31
13.2%
17.8
Mexican
31
13.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
204
86.8%
82.2
Melvin, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
17
9.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
66
38.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
36
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
20
11.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17
9.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
24
14.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
147
86.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
25
14.6%
31.2
Melvin, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
41
22.7%
33.7%
Now Married
107
59.1%
47.5
Divorced
25
13.8%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
8
4.4
5.8%
Melvin, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
196
87.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
27
12.1%
21.6%
Spanish
25
11.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Melvin, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3
2.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
11
10.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
12
11.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
23
21.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33
31.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4
3.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5
4.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
48,500
57,617
Per capita income
26,172
31,128
Melvin, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
12.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3
2.6%
9.8
Construction
13
11.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
15
12.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
6.0%
6.6
Information
2
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
18
15.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8
6.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3
2.6%
11.4
Public administration
3
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
12
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
13
11.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
27
23.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
28
24.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
25
21.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
19
16.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
17
14.7%
18.1%
Melvin, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
113
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
88
77.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
13
11.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
3
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.4
26.6
Melvin, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
30
28.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
47
44.3%
37.1
3 or more
21
19.8%
21.0
Melvin, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
106
89.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
92
86.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
14
13.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
13
10.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Melvin, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
119
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
3
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1
0.8%
9.1
4 rooms
23
19.3%
16.5
5 rooms
18
15.1%
19.8
6 rooms
26
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
21
17.6%
12.0
8 rooms
12
10.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15
12.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Melvin, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
119
1-unit, detached
112
94.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
3.4%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Melvin, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
37
31.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
39
32.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2
1.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5
4.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4
3.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Melvin, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7
6.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
80
75.5%
4.7
Electricity
9
8.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10
9.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Melvin, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
46
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
2
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
4.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
23.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
31
67.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
21
45.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
32.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6
13.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Melvin, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
9
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
3
33.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
6
66.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
425
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3
33.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
22.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3
33.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Melvin, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
92
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
54
58.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
21
22.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6
6.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6
6.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
45,000
205,000