Melrose Park, IL Population

Overview

25,417

Total Population

33.9

Median age

47.83%

Female population %

109.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

44.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19,814

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Melrose Park's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Melrose Park is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melrose Park's population under 18 was 26.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melrose Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melrose Park, 21.29% were under the age of 15, 23.48% aged 15 to 29, 45.52% aged 30 to 64, 8.38% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,103 less females than males in Melrose Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.83% females and 52.17% males in Melrose Park, IL.
The Melrose Park, IL gender ratio is 109.1:100 i.e. 109.1 men to 100 women (1.091).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,194.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,064.

Melrose Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Melrose Park population: 44.03% are White, 4.21% are Black or African American, 0.65% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 34.12% are some other race and 16.58% are multiracial.
Melrose Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the village.
By ethnicity, 19,814 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,603 (22.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melrose Park is White with a population of 11,192 (44.03% of the total population).

Melrose Park's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 25,635 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Melrose Park's population increased by 2,303 (9.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melrose Park's population decreased by 706 (2.78%), 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 Park's population was lowest in year 2008 at 21,722.