Melrose, IA Population

Overview

204

Total Population

39.8

Median age

58.33%

Female population %

71.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

124.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Melrose's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Melrose is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melrose's population under 18 was 22.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melrose's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melrose, 14.71% were under the age of 15, 23.53% aged 15 to 29, 21.08% aged 30 to 64, 24.51% aged 65 to 84, and 16.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 more females than males in Melrose:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.33% females and 41.67% males in Melrose, IA.
The Melrose, IA gender ratio is 71.4:100 i.e. 71.4 men to 100 women (0.714).
For male population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 41.

Melrose's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Melrose population: 84.31% are White, 0.98% are Asian and 14.71% are multiracial.
Melrose's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 204 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melrose is White with a population of 172 (84.31% of the total population).

Melrose's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 133 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Melrose's population decreased by 21 (15.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melrose's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Melrose's population was lowest in year 2019 at 104.