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    Melrose Park, IL
    Demographic Data



    Melrose Park Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Melrose Park Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    23,999

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.5%
    5 - 17:
    17.2%
    18 - 24:
    11.2%
    25 - 34:
    13.1%
    35 - 54:
    27.7%
    55 - 64:
    12.6%
    Over 65 Years:
    12.8%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.1%
    4.1%
    69.7%
    69.7%
    15.0%
    15.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Melrose Park
    USA
    $29,979
    $29,979
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Melrose Park
    USA
    $66,189
    $66,189
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    12.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Construction
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Other
    Administration
    Education
    Wholesale
    Public Service
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    21.2%
    21.2%
    12.9%
    12.9%
    9.2%
    9.2%
    8.3%
    8.3%
    8.1%
    8.1%
    7.1%
    7.1%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    5.3%
    5.3%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    Black or African American
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    77.0%
    77.0%
    15.8%
    15.8%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    German
    Irish
    Polish
    English
    Swedish
    French
    Norwegian
    Austrian
    Albanian
    Lithuanian
    Jordanian
    Portuguese
    Ukrainian
    Greek
    Serbian
    Scottish
    Nigerian
    Romanian
    Dutch
    6.5%
    6.5%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.2%
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    0.2%
    0.2%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    Spanish
    English
    Italian
    Polish
    French
    Tagalog
    Other Indo-European
    Arabic
    Native American languages
    Vietnamese
    Russian
    Portuguese
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Other Asian languages
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    67.4%
    67.4%
    29.2%
    29.2%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.1%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Melrose Park Residents

    34.8%

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