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Melcher, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Melcher is a Census city of 1,176 people across 1.04 square miles of land, in Marion County. Median household income is $58,611, 79.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Melcher
What Melcher is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,131 plus or minus 252
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion 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.
Melcher
How many people live in Melcher
- Population1,176 plus or minus 262
- Median age34.1 plus or minus 7.6
- Population under 18310 plus or minus 89
- Share under 1826.4 percent
- Population 65 and over190 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households448
- Family households338 plus or minus 78
- Share of households that are families75.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melcher
Income and work in Melcher
- Median household income$58,611 plus or minus $14,472
- Per capita income$28,515
- Civilian labor force543 plus or minus 144
- Employed516 plus or minus 131
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 42
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over787 plus or minus 167
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent plus or minus 28.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melcher
Housing in Melcher
- Housing units513
- Occupied units448
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied355 plus or minus 81
- Renter occupied93 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate79.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,800 plus or minus $22,321
- Median gross rent, monthly$789 plus or minus $173
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units474
- Share single family92.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more4.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melcher
How Melcher gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute450 plus or minus 119
- Commuting under 15 minutes124 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.6 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more232 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.6 percent
- Drove alone82.3 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home9.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melcher
Flood risk in Melcher
- NFIP communityCity of Melcher-Dallas
- NFIP community number190617
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18(M)
The City of Melcher-Dallas participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190617 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marion County, not Melcher
Marion County context, not Melcher figures
- Establishments in Marion County859
- Covered employment, Marion County19,680
- Average annual pay, Marion County$63,553
- Housing units permitted, Marion County107
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Melcher.
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
Melcher questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Melcher, Iowa?
1,176, in 448 households. Melcher-Dallas city covers 1.04 square miles of land, which is 1,131 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Melcher in?
Marion 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 Melcher?
$58,611. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,800. Median gross rent is $789 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Melcher in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Melcher appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Melcher-Dallas, city of, community 190617, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Melcher figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion 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 Melcher.
Is zoning published for Melcher?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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