Moving to Melrose, Massachusetts

About Melrose, Massachusetts
Melrose

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1.

The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden. It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900.

Gender
Gender Melrose Massachusetts Country
Female 52% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female52%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%3%7%6%7%11%9%16%18%21%$200K or more20.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Melrose Massachusetts Country
Less than $10,000 3.2% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.5% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1% 6.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 6.5% 9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 10.8% 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.3% 12% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.4% 18% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 17.9% 10.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 20.7% 14.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.04%2%16%12%6%31%21%4%4%Bachelor Degree31%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Melrose Massachusetts Country
< 9th Grade 4% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 16% 24% 27.0%
Other College 12% 15% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 31% 25% 20.0%
Master's Degree 21% 14% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
 Melrose Massachusetts  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K3.255.82.64.14.16.56.88.56.16.48.66.591210.813.917.29.31212.816.41815.617.910.67.120.714.28.3
Education
 Melrose Massachusetts  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade43525716242712152068931252021149432431
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.080%3%0%9%4%0%3%0%White80.4%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Melrose Massachusetts Country
White 80.4% 70.8% 60.1%
African American 3.3% 6.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 9.2% 6.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 3.7% 12% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Melrose Massachusetts  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0022.54567.590Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite80.470.860.13.36.812.200.10.69.26.75.6000.20.10.80.33.32.72.83.71218.2