Pennsylvania · Census place 48600
Melrose Park CDP, PA
Quick answer
Melrose Park CDP has 2,273 residents, ranking #615 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $154,946, the median home is worth $427,400 and median gross rent runs $1,661 a month.
- Population
- 2,273Melrose Park CDP residents
- Median household income
- $154,946Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $427,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,661Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Melrose Park CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Melrose Park CDP median would spend about 12.9% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6% of residents and 77.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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