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Melvin is a Census city of 230 people across 0.16 square miles of land, in Osceola County. Median household income is $65,417, 90.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Melvin
What Melvin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,416 plus or minus 419
- County holding the largest share of its areaOsceola 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
- Population230 plus or minus 68
- Median age41.3 plus or minus 17.5
- Population under 1846 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1820.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over61 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households99 plus or minus 23
- Family households59 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent plus or minus 13.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melvin
Income and work in Melvin
- Median household income$65,417 plus or minus $29,421
- Per capita income$37,240 plus or minus $13,276
- Civilian labor force131 plus or minus 41
- Employed129 plus or minus 40
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over150 plus or minus 35
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melvin
Housing in Melvin
- Housing units109 plus or minus 25
- Occupied units99 plus or minus 23
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied90 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 7
- Ownership rate90.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$68,000 plus or minus $33,528
- Median gross rent, monthly$538
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units101 plus or minus 24
- Share single family92.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more6.4 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1956
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 commute124 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes31 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more37 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.8 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone91.2 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Worked from home0.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Osceola County, not Melvin
Osceola County context, not Melvin figures
- Establishments in Osceola County192
- Covered employment, Osceola County2,676
- Average annual pay, Osceola County$49,894
- Housing units permitted, Osceola County6
Every figure in this section is published for Osceola 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, Iowa?
230, in 99 households. Melvin city covers 0.16 square miles of land, which is 1,416 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?
Osceola 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?
$65,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $68,000. Median gross rent is $538 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 Osceola 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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