Texas · Census place 47496
Melissa city, TX
Quick answer
Melissa city has 17,497 residents, ranking #179 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $137,875, the median home is worth $430,300 and median gross rent runs $2,341 a month.
- Population
- 17,497Melissa city residents
- Median household income
- $137,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $430,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,341Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Melissa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Melissa city median would spend about 20.4% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 88.3% 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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