Melville, Rhode Island

Back to Melville, RI housing info, Newport County, Rhode Island, RI smaller cities, RI small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Melville, RI Newport County Population in July 2007: 2,246. Males: 1,132   (50.4%) Females: 1,114   (49.6%) Median resident age:   26.5 years Rhode Island median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 02871. Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,367 (it was $37,314 in 2000) Melville:   $46,367 Rhode Island:   $53,568 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,074 Melville:   $19,074 Rhode Island:   $27,777 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,942 (it was $34,600 in 2000) Melville:   $87,942 Rhode Island:   $292,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,645; Detached houses: $260,995; Townhouses or other attached units: $242,780; Mobile homes: $31,694 Melville, RI residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Melville: White Non-Hispanic (74.8%) Black (9.5%) Hispanic (8.4%) Two or more races (3.4%) Other race (2.9%) Filipino (2.7%) American Indian (0.7%) Asian Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Melville: 89.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Melville, Rhode Island on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Trip from Rhode Island to Maine Up the Coast  (10 replies) A place to stop on the way from Newport to Boston  (6 replies) lodging in Portsmouth  (0 replies) Latest news from Melville, RI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (20.1%), German (18.1%), Italian (10.7%), English (8.6%), United States (5.2%), Polish (4.9%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 50 feet Land area: 2.16 square miles. Population density: 1040 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Melville, Rhode Island

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Melville-area historical tornado activity is near Rhode Island state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.9 miles away from the Melville place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 52.2 miles away from the place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Melville-area historical earthquake activity is near Rhode Island state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from Melville center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 9.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from Melville center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/10/1999 at 15:20:44, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 2.9 LG, Depth: 1.3 mi) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from Melville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Notable locations in Melville: Melville Ponds Campground (A), United States Navay Pier 2 (B), United States Navy Pier 1 (C), Middletown Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Melville Ponds (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Rhode Island:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	83.4%
Whole state:	65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	11.9%

This place:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Melville, RI

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7.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,025 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Rhode Island average:	5.39%

0.46% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,820 average AGI)

Newport County:	0.46%
Rhode Island average:	0.16%

from Bristol County, MA	0.75% ($50,575 average AGI)
from Providence County, RI	0.62% ($57,792)
from Bristol County, RI	0.46% ($49,818)

9.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,335 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.10%
Rhode Island average:	6.42%

0.37% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,404 average AGI)

Newport County:	0.37%
Rhode Island average:	0.08%

to Bristol County, MA	0.96% ($43,696 average AGI)
to Providence County, RI	0.64% ($56,835)
to Washington County, RI	0.52% ($56,659)