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Melrose, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Melrose is a Census village of 562 people across 0.80 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $48,750, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Melrose
What Melrose is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.8 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land702
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson 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.
Melrose
How many people live in Melrose
- Population562
- Median age36.1 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 18114 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over86 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households232
- Family households120
- Share of households that are families51.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melrose
Income and work in Melrose
- Median household income$48,750 plus or minus $13,771
- Per capita income$28,308
- Civilian labor force295 plus or minus 62
- Employed282 plus or minus 60
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over388
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melrose
Housing in Melrose
- Housing units232
- Occupied units232
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied168
- Renter occupied64 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate72.4 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$744 plus or minus $304
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units195
- Share single family84.1 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more14.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melrose
How Melrose gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute266 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes58 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.8 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more120 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.1 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melrose
Flood risk in Melrose
- NFIP communityVillage of Melrose
- NFIP community number550188
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/12
The Village of Melrose participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550188 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.
Jackson County, not Melrose
Jackson County context, not Melrose figures
- Establishments in Jackson County400
- Covered employment, Jackson County7,758
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$50,504
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County51
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Melrose.
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
Melrose questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Melrose, Wisconsin?
562, in 232 households. Melrose village covers 0.80 square miles of land, which is 702 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Melrose in?
Jackson 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 Melrose?
$48,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,600. Median gross rent is $744 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Melrose in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Melrose appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Melrose, village of, community 550188, 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 Melrose figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson 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 Melrose.
Is zoning published for Melrose?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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