Overview
          427
                  Total Population
                29.7
                  Median age
                43.33%
                  Female population %
                130.8:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                25-29 years
                  Largest age group
                58.1
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                Zero
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Melrose's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Melrose is 29.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Melrose's population under 18 was 31.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Melrose's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Melrose, 27.40% were under the age of 15, 24.59% aged 15 to 29, 38.64% aged 30 to 64, 9.13% aged 65 to 84, and 0.23% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 57 less females than males in Melrose:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.33% females and 56.67% males in Melrose, OH.
 - The Melrose, OH gender ratio is 130.8:100 i.e. 130.8 men to 100 women (1.308).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 38.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 32.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Melrose's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Melrose population: 93.44% are White, 1.17% are Black or African American, 4.45% are Asian and 0.94% are multiracial.
 - Melrose's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
 - By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 427 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Melrose is White with a population of 399 (93.44% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Melrose's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 325 in the year 2000
 - From 2000 to 2010, Melrose's population decreased by 51 (15.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Melrose's population decreased by 44 (16.06%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
 - Between the year 2000 and 2022, Melrose's population was lowest in year 2022 at 228.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)