
Indiana · Census place 48294
Mellott, IN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mellott, Indiana (Mellott, IN — Census place “Mellott town”) is 198 residents, ranking #719 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $84,792, the median home is worth $152,800 and median gross rent runs $480 a month. Looking for the Mellott Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mellott, IN: 47958.
- Population
- 198Mellott town residents
- Median household income
- $84,792Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $480Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.5%Owner-occupied households
Mellott ZIP codes (Indiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mellott.
The Mellott IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Mellott town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mellott town median would spend about 6.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.6% of residents and 84.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Mellott town, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mellott town is a very small community in Indiana, with 198 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #719 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 26% of them. The median age here is 36.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Mellott town earn a median of $84,792 a year, 8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 38% above the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 11.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mellott town is valued at $152,800, 49.6% below the national figure and 5% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $480 a month, 65.9% below the national figure, or roughly $5,760 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 6.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 84.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 198 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Mellott town against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
- Indianapolis city (balance) 882,043
- Fort Wayne city 266,235
- Evansville city 116,441
- South Bend city 102,866
- Fishers city 100,918
- Carmel city 100,501
- Bloomington city 78,791
- Hammond city 77,098
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mellott town?
- Mellott town has 198 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #719 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in Mellott town?
- Median household income in Mellott town is $84,792 a year, 8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mellott town?
- Median gross rent is $480 a month and the median home value is $152,800, so rent absorbs about 6.8% of median household income.
- Is Mellott town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mellott town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 6.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mellott town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.