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Melvin, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Melvin is a Census village of 430 people across 0.35 square miles of land, in Ford County. Median household income is $43,958, 81.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Melvin
What Melvin is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.35 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,243 plus or minus 301
- County holding the largest share of its areaFord County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melvin
How many people live in Melvin
- Population430 plus or minus 104
- Median age30.7 plus or minus 7.4
- Population under 18116 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over66 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent
- Households179 plus or minus 41
- Family households99 plus or minus 31
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent plus or minus 11.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melvin
Income and work in Melvin
- Median household income$43,958 plus or minus $17,493
- Per capita income$25,370
- Civilian labor force209 plus or minus 64
- Employed195 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over276 plus or minus 67
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melvin
Housing in Melvin
- Housing units209 plus or minus 43
- Occupied units179 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units30 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate14.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Owner occupied146 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate81.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$66,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$681 plus or minus $366
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Single family units193 plus or minus 44
- Share single family92.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melvin
How Melvin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute188 plus or minus 62
- Commuting under 15 minutes65 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.6 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone86.7 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ford County, not Melvin
Ford County context, not Melvin figures
- Establishments in Ford County343
- Covered employment, Ford County5,727
- Average annual pay, Ford County$55,831
- Housing units permitted, Ford County12
Every figure in this section is published for Ford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Melvin.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Melvin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Melvin, Illinois?
430, in 179 households. Melvin village covers 0.35 square miles of land, which is 1,243 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Melvin in?
Ford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Melvin?
$43,958. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $66,300. Median gross rent is $681 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Melvin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Melvin.
Is zoning published for Melvin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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