Melrose city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,606 ( 8 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.2 square miles
Population density: 1136.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,907	80.62%	6.4%
Black:	24	0.67%	14.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	42	1.16%	162.5%
Hispanic:	633	17.55%	20.5%

Total non-White:	699	19.38%	19.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	176	5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-168	-5.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,598
2,731	75.90%
28	0.78%
5	0.14%
22	0.61%
16	0.44%
796	22.12%
867	24.10%

2000
3,126
2,739	87.62%
3	0.10%
0	0.00%
16	0.51%
10	0.32%
358	11.45%
387	12.38%

1990
2,561
2,528	98.71%
0	0.00%
4	0.16%
9	0.35%
n/a
20	0.78%
33	1.29%

1980
2,409
2,381	98.84%
0	0.00%
11	0.46%
4	0.17%
n/a
13	0.54%
28	1.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-8	-0.3
480	15.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

211	8.2
354	13.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

147	6.1
5	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Melrose city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.9
811	22.5%
2,795	77.5%
852	23.6%

1,588
2.21

886	55.8%
741	83.6%
64	7.2%
702	44.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
1,011	28.1%
2,587	71.9%
679	18.9%

1,309
2.69

890	68.0%
723	81.2%
62	7.0%
419	32.0%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
871	27.9%
2,255	72.1%
650	20.8%

1,149
2.65

783	68.1%
662	84.5%
48	6.1%
366	31.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
719	28.1%
1,842	71.9%
522	20.4%

984
2.53

677	68.8%
592	87.4%
36	5.3%
307	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
744	30.9%
1,665	69.1%
415	17.2%

824
2.82

578	70.1%
537	92.9%
10	1.7%
246	29.9%

2022 Housing Data for Melrose city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	86	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	96	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	105	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	79	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	75	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	110	6.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	34	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	218	13.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	140	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	86	5.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	173	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	69	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	134	8.4%
$200,000 or more	109	6.9%

Median Household Income	54,951
Per Capita Income	33,487

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	1.7%
Public Assistance	23	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	203	12.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,234	77.3%
Unemployed	33	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,267	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	330	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	897	458	66.2%
Non-Profit	54	127	29.8%
Self-Employed	41	42	49.4%

Local Government	60	58	50.8%
State Government	6	11	35.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	938	500	65.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	120	196	38.0%
Total	1,058	696	60.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	269	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	320	18.2%
Professional, Technical	250	14.3%
Service Occupations	248	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	35	2.0%
All others	667	38.0%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	640	36.5%
Retail trade	231	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	177	10.1%
Other services	123	7.0%
Educational services	97	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	93	5.3%
Construction	87	5.0%
Finance and insurance	76	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	56	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	47	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	44	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	37	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.9%
Public administration	14	0.8%
Wholesale trade	10	0.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	547	15.17%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	86	2.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,722	80.2%
Spanish	632	18.6%
German, other Germanic	38	1.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,435	39.8%
American	342	9.5%
English	207	5.7%
Norwegian	157	4.4%
Polish	146	4.0%
Dutch	99	2.7%
Welsh	85	2.4%
Irish	80	2.2%
Czech	52	1.4%
Swedish	28	0.8%
Greek	20	0.6%
French	15	0.4%
British	14	0.4%
Austrian	13	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,495	96.9%
Not a citizen	111	3.1%

Native	3,409	94.5%
Foreign-born	197	5.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
110	4.2%	128	4.9%	1,042	39.5%	877	33.2%	247	9.4%	235	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	110	4.2%
9-12 Years	128	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,042	39.5%
Some College	877	33.2%
Bach. Degree	247	9.4%
Grad Degree	235	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +72	D +17	D + 6.2%
D +89
2020 vs. 2012	R +261	R +305	R + 16.3%
D -44
2020 vs. 2008	R +283	R +372	R + 21.8%
D -89

2016 vs. 2008	R +211	R +389	R + 28.0%
D -178
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,086	69.6%	Joe Biden (D)	442	28.3%	32	2.1%	1,560	24	23	0.05%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	1,014	69.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	353	24.2%	89	6.1%	1,456	25	24	0.05%
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	825	61.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	486	36.2%	31	2.3%	1,342	17	14	0.05%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	803	58.6%	Barack Obama (D)	531	38.7%	37	2.7%	1,371	15	13	0.05%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	798	58.2%	John Kerry (D)	543	39.6%	30	2.2%	1,371	11	8	0.05%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	715	56.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	464	36.4%	97	7.6%	1,276	11	8	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Melrose city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

442

28.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,086

69.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,560

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Melrose city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

353

24.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,014

69.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

1,456

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Melrose city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

486

36.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

825

61.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,342

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Melrose city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

531

38.7%

John McCain (R)

803

58.6%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,371

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Melrose city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

798

58.2%

John Kerry (D)

543

39.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,371

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Melrose city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

715

56.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

464

36.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

1,276

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Melrose city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	42%	Scott Jensen (R)	812	69.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	310	26.6%	44 [+]	3.8%	1,166	25	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 16 (1.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 13 (1.1%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (1.0%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	56%	Jason Lewis (R)	964	62.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	451	29.4%	121 [+]	7.9%	1,536	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 94 (6.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 26 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	41%	Karin Housley (R)	668	60.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	383	34.5%	58 [+]	5.2%	1,109	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 41 (3.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 17 (1.5%);
2018	S1	41%	Jim Newberger (R)	587	52.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	489	43.9%	39 [+]	3.5%	1,115	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 25 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 14 (1.3%);
2018	G	41%	Jeff Johnson (R)	695	62.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	381	34.3%	35 [+]	3.2%	1,111	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 28 (2.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 7 (0.6%);
2014	S2	35%	Mike McFadden (R)	501	53.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	379	40.5%	56 [+]	6.0%	936	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 32 (3.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 24 (2.6%);
2014	G	35%	Jeff Johnson (R)	529	56.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	348	37.3%	55 [+]	5.9%	932	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 40 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 12 (1.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.3%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,707
Median Value	$183,400

Occupied	1,588	93.0%
Vacant	119	7.0%

Owned	1,156	72.8%
Rented	432	27.2%
Median Rent	$985

Single-Family Units	1,258	73.7%
Detached	1,246	73.0%
Attached	12	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	232	13.6%
Mobile Homes	110	6.4%

Melrose city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Melrose city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Melrose city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Melrose city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Melrose city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Melrose city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Melrose city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Melrose city, MN