Melrose, NM Demographic Data
Melrose, NM Summary
Melrose is located in Curry County in New Mexico
- Population: 747
- Area: 1.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.69 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 441.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,409.45 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Melrose, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
319
52%
50.8
Male
300
49%
49.2
Total Population
619
323,128,000
Melrose, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
64
10.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
48
7.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
13
2.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
14
2.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
33
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
98
15.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
78
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
36
5.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
74
12.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
31
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
57
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
27
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
46
7.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
480
77.5%
77.2
Female
249
51.9%
51.3
Male
231
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
480
77.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
149
24.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
130
21.0%
15.2
Female
85
65.4%
55.8
Male
45
34.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Melrose, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
616
99.5%
96.8
White
589
95.2%
72.6
Black or African American
3
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
1.9%
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
12
1.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
3
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
27
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
25
4.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
592
95.6%
82.2
Melrose, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
26
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
165
36.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
134
30.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
54
12.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
41
9.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
12
2.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
41
9.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
406
90.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
53
11.9%
31.2
Melrose, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
84
17.0%
33.7%
Now Married
279
56.5%
47.5
Divorced
64
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
5
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
62
12.6
5.8%
Melrose, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
533
96.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
22
4.0%
21.6%
Spanish
15
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Melrose, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
10
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
42
14.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
38
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
42
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
44
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
47
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
40
14.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
19
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
36,875
57,617
Per capita income
21,900
31,128
Melrose, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
17
6.3%
9.8
Construction
26
9.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
66
24.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13
4.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
11
4.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
15
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
29
10.7%
11.4
Public administration
15
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
29
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
25
9.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
11
4.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
55
20.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
83
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
42
15.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
39
14.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
53
19.5%
18.1%
Melrose, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
275
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
219
79.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
29
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
12
4.4%
2.7
Other means
2
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
13
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.1
26.6
Melrose, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
33
11.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
48
16.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
105
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
99
34.7%
21.0
Melrose, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
285
75.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
226
79.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
59
20.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
93
24.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Melrose, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
378
1 room
7
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
39
10.3%
9.1
4 rooms
60
15.9%
16.5
5 rooms
38
10.1%
19.8
6 rooms
65
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
117
31.0%
12.0
8 rooms
28
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
24
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Melrose, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
378
1-unit, detached
259
68.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12
3.2%
5.9
2-units
2
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
105
27.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Melrose, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
78
20.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
45
11.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
28
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
36
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
30
7.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
83
22.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
26
6.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
43
11.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Melrose, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
163
57.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
94
33.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
13
4.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
2.1%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Melrose, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
109
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%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
2.8%
20.1%
Less than $500
9
8.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
14.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
81
74.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
73
67.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
7.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
1.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9
8.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Melrose, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
42
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
14.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
8
19.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
28
66.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
17
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
761
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
16
38.1%
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%
2
4.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
22
52.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Melrose, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
226
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
90
39.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
91
40.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
28
12.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10
4.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
2.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2
0.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
68,800
205,000