Melrose Park, IL Demographics

There are 24,513 residents in Melrose Park, with a median age of 35. Of this, 52.72% are males and 47.28% are females. US-born citizens make up 62.26% of the resident pool in Melrose Park, while non-US-born citizens account for 17.84%. Additionally, 19.9% of the population is represented by non-citizens. A total of 22,815 people in Melrose Park currently live in the same house as they did last year.

White-collar workers make up 57.92% of the working population in Melrose Park, while blue-collar employees account for 42.08%. There are also 1,494 entrepreneurs in Melrose Park (6.18% of the workforce); 19,174 workers employed in private companies (79.34%); and 2,368 people working in governmental institutions (9.8%).

There are a total of 8,321 households in Melrose Park, each made up of around 2 members. Family establishments represent 66.69% of these Melrose Park households, while non-family units account for the remaining 33.31%. Additionally, 38.67% of households have children and 61.33% of households are without children.

The average annual household income in Melrose Park is $84,563, while the median household income sits at $64,740 per year. Residents aged 25 to 44 earn $64,098, while those between 45 and 64 years old have a median wage of $83,462. In contrast, people younger than 25 and those older than 65 earn less, at $48,803 and $51,165, respectively.

There are 8,947 housing units in Melrose Park, and the median year in which these properties were built is 1957. Of the 8,321 occupied housing units in Melrose Park, 57.3% are owner-occupied, while 42.7% have renters living in them. Meanwhile, properties bought with mortgages account for 53.67% of the units, and the median value of a home with a mortgage is $276,800. In general, housing costs reach $1,217 per month in Melrose Park.

Approximately 45.3% of the population in Melrose Park holds a high school degree (that's 8,418 residents), while 20.36% have attained a college certificate (3,783 locals) and 10.02% have a bachelor's degree (1,862 people).

A total of 9,012 people in Melrose Park have never been married (which represents 45.5% of the total population), while 8,366 of them are wedded (42.24%). Separated and divorced residents are in smaller numbers, at 607 (3.06%) and 1,534 (7.74%), respectively.

The top three means of transportation people in Melrose Park use to get to work are: car, walking and bus or trolley bus. A total of 10,619 residents commute by car, 295 prefer going to work by walking and 144 by bus or trolley bus