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Population in July 2007: 7,668.
Males: 3,754  (49.0%)
Females: 3,914  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  31.5 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33312.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,792 (it was $45,745 in 2000)
Melrose Park:  $57,792
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,166
Melrose Park:  $17,166
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $276,311 (it was $93,900 in 2000)
Melrose Park:  $276,311
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $256,616; Detached houses: $254,036; Townhouses or other attached units: $224,378; Mobile homes: $59,722

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Races in Melrose Park:

  • Black (82.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (8.1%)
  • Two or more races (4.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.9%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Melrose Park: 110.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: West Indian (41.0%), United States (4.7%), Irish (2.5%), German (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 8491 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Melrose Park

  • High school or higher: 66.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Melrose Park CDP

  • Never married: 38.8%
  • Now married: 45.2%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

2,658 residents are foreign born (36.0% Latin America).

This place:  37.4%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Melrose Park:  1.5% ($1,363)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plantation, FL (3.5 miles , pop. 82,934).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (18.6 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (961.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Broward Estates, FL (0.9 miles ), Boulevard Gardens, FL (1.0 miles ), Chula Vista, FL (1.1 miles ), Riverland Village, FL (1.1 miles ), Broadview Park, FL (1.2 miles ), St. George, FL (1.2 miles ), Washington Park, FL (1.2 miles ), Franklin Park, FL (1.3 miles ).

Latitude: 26.11 N, Longitude: 80.19 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,681 (-37.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 57 (1.8%)

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (31%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



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Average climate in Melrose Park, Florida

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Melrose Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/23/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the Melrose Park place center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/1/1980, a category 3 tornado 4.2 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Melrose Park-area historical earthquake activity is below Florida state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from Melrose Park center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Melrose Park:
  • ATLANTIC SHORES HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
  • HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
  • IMPERIAL POINT MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)

Amtrak stations near Melrose Park:
  • 2 miles: FORT LAUDERDALE (200 SW 21ST TERRACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 8 miles: HOLLYWOOD (3001 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: DEERFIELD BEACH (1300 W. HILLSBORO BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melrose Park:
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 12,747)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 5 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 6 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 5,780)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 20 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 25,323)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.6 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.9%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.7%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Melrose Park, FL


13 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Melrose Park compared to Florida state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Broward County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (91%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Melrose Park

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaAssemblies of God
Adherents45.9%7.8%2.5%1.7%1.6%
Congregations8.6%11.5%4.3%2.1%6.5%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents1.1%0.9%0.9%0.9%36.7%
Congregations4.8%2.7%0.9%2.6%56.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,725 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.87%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($811 average AGI)
Broward County:  0.16%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Miami-Dade County, FL  2.04% ($40,863 average AGI)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.73% ($43,692)
from Queens County, NY  0.14% ($37,456)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($554 average AGI)
Broward County:  0.09%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Miami-Dade County, FL  1.32% ($36,908 average AGI)
to Palm Beach County, FL  1.08% ($51,198)
to St. Lucie County, FL  0.24% ($40,883)


Strongest AM radio stations in Melrose Park:
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRF (1580 AM; 10 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WAVS (1170 AM; 5 kW; DAVIE, FL; Owner: RADIO WAVS, INC.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WEXY (1520 AM; 4 kW; WILTON MANORS, FL; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLL (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WLQY (1320 AM; 5 kW; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Melrose Park:
  • WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WBGG-FM (105.9 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHYI-FM (100.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)
  • WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WFLC (97.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPYM (93.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO-MIAMI, LLC)
  • WHQT (105.1 FM; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WLVE (93.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMIB (103.5 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXJ (102.7 FM; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WPOW (96.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WPOW LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZTA (94.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLYF (101.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WAFG (90.3 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WESTMINSTER ACADEMY)
  • WAMR-FM (107.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Melrose Park:
  • W58BU (Channel 58; HALLANDALE, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT,INC.)
  • WPPB-TV (Channel 63; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)
  • WHFT-TV (Channel 45; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.)
  • W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
  • WAMI-TV (Channel 69; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA MIAMI LLC)
  • WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
  • WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLRN-TV (Channel 17; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBFS-TV (Channel 33; MIAMI, FL; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF MIAMI INC.)
  • WPXM (Channel 35; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, INC.)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
  • WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDLP-CA (Channel 21; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WPEC (Channel 12; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC)
  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$228,57540$205,260214$187,75627$148,8281$2,011,46027$190,1400$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$014$205,32647$203,5786$125,8680$06$200,6881$79,540
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$166,86047$226,630219$211,25833$96,6940$025$219,7242$70,400
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$014$206,63285$193,99310$155,8880$08$252,9190$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$262,86039$214,8372$212,5750$04$183,3180$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0429.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$261,34913$261,1381$230,400
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$235,8905$229,6721$221,260
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$205,7201$205,720
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$172,4971$255,0900$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0429.00

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