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Melissa, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $430,586 (it was $126,300 in 2000)
Melissa:

$430,586
Texas:

$275,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $350,360 - $544,898

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $432,461
Here:

$432,461
State:

$369,058

Mobile homes: $85,131
Here:

$85,131
State:

$124,413

Total population: 6,703 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,295 (15 farm, 1,280 nonfarm))

Houses: 5,318 (5,160 occupied: 4,679 owner occupied, 524 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

10%
State:

38%

Housing density: 1,160 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $84,224.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,680, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,750


Median gross rent in Melissa, TX in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Melissa with a mortgage: 3,890 (140 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 127 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $152,592

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $58,307

Median monthly housing costs: $2,331

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Melissa, Texas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 2015

Median year apartment built: 2019

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,367
  • Male householders: 3,202 (353 living alone), Female householders: 1,967 (134 living alone)
  • 3,857 spouses (3,857 opposite-sex spouses), 27 unmarried partners, (27 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,500 children (6,327 natural, 64 adopted, 108 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 372 parents, 0 foster children, 196 other relatives, 148 non-relatives

Size of family households: 988 2-persons, 1,648 3-persons, 1,226 4-persons, 446 5-persons, 207 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 524 1-person, 92 2-persons.

4,249 married couples with children.
740 single-parent households (258 men, 482 women).

82.9% of residents of Melissa speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,826 (11.2%)
(64.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.5
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

6.3
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melissa, Texas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melissa, Texas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1222 bedrooms
  • 1,7603 bedrooms
  • 2,3454 bedrooms
  • 4525+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melissa, Texas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melissa, Texas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 661 bedroom
  • 232 bedrooms
  • 2143 bedrooms
  • 2224 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Melissa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Melissa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 27no vehicle
  • 1,0571 vehicle
  • 2,0142 vehicles
  • 1,2113 vehicles
  • 3614 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Melissa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Melissa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 2371 vehicle
  • 942 vehicles
  • 1933 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Melissa, Texas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Melissa, Texas
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1514 rooms
  • 4755 rooms
  • 4916 rooms
  • 1,2067 rooms
  • 8728 rooms
  • 1,4849+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melissa, Texas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melissa, Texas
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 573 rooms
  • 314 rooms
  • 895 rooms
  • 556 rooms
  • 1137 rooms
  • 458 rooms
  • 1339+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Melissa, TX
  • Melissa, TX household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Melissa, TX in 2022
  • 42Less than $10,000
  • 220$10,000 to $19,999
  • 10$20,000 to $29,999
  • 55$30,000 to $39,999
  • 452$40,000 to $49,999
  • 83$50,000 to $59,999
  • 368$60,000 to $74,999
  • 228$75,000 to $99,999
  • 516$100,000 to $124,999
  • 994$125,000 to $149,999
  • 785$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,392$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Melissa, TX

  • Distribution of house value in Melissa, TX in 2022
  • 26$100,000 to $124,999
  • 69$150,000 to $174,999
  • 115$200,000 to $249,999
  • 419$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,479$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,015$400,000 to $499,999
  • 868$500,000 to $749,999
  • 117$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Melissa, TX

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Melissa, TX in 2022
  • 4$700 to $749
  • 33$750 to $799
  • 11$1,000 to $1,249
  • 19$1,250 to $1,499
  • 214$1,500 to $1,999
  • 275$2,000 to $2,499
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.1%
Number of people working at home: 2,616 (31.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 156
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 463
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 393
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 473
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 469
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 522
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,132
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 166
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 243
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 936
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 549
  • 90 or more minutes: 95
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Melissa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,686 (38.1%)
  • Carpooled: 497 (11.2%)
  • Taxi: 62 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 2,616 (59.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 0.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 27.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.3%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Melissa, Texas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Melissa, Texas
  • 6272010 or later
  • 2362000 to 2009
  • 1511990 to 1999
  • 71980 to 1989
  • 281970 to 1979
  • 24Before 1970
Ancestries in Melissa, TX

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,585 (19.3%)
  • English: 1,222 (14.9%)
  • Nigerian: 728 (8.9%)
  • Irish: 428 (5.2%)
  • German: 421 (5.1%)
  • European: 382 (4.6%)
  • Italian: 188 (2.3%)
  • Scottish: 176 (2.1%)
  • African: 114 (1.4%)
  • Welsh: 48 (0.6%)
  • Lebanese: 31 (0.4%)
  • French: 31 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 21 (0.3%)
  • British: 17 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Melissa:

17.8% (308)
Texas:

6.1% (306,347)

Nigeria
Melissa:

12.6% (218)
Texas:

1.9% (96,110)

Mexico
Melissa:

12.1% (209)
Texas:

48.4% (2,411,723)

Pakistan
Melissa:

11.6% (201)
Texas:

1.2% (62,159)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Melissa:

10.6% (183)
Texas:

2.3% (115,558)

Other South America
Melissa:

9.9% (171)
Texas:

0.0% (1,974)

Japan
Melissa:

5.3% (91)
Texas:

0.4% (17,796)

Kenya
Melissa:

5.0% (86)
Texas:

0.4% (20,458)

Philippines
Melissa:

3.1% (53)
Texas:

2.1% (103,148)

Spain
Melissa:

2.8% (48)
Texas:

0.2% (9,236)

Brazil
Melissa:

2.7% (47)
Texas:

0.5% (24,723)

France
Melissa:

1.9% (33)
Texas:

0.2% (12,168)

Sweden
Melissa:

1.6% (27)
Texas:

0.1% (2,851)

Vietnam
Melissa:

1.6% (27)
Texas:

3.7% (184,770)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 8,118
  • Other state: 6,063
  • Northeast: 1,036
  • Midwest: 1,041
  • South: 2,821
  • West: 1,130

79.8% of Melissa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29.7% lived in Texas.


Melissa:

79.8%
State average:

85.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 25
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 87
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 130
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 621
  • Less than 1 year of college: 295
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 760
  • Associate degree: 353
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,269
  • Master's degree: 762
  • Professional school degree: 13
  • Doctorate degree: 33
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 15
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 8
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 831
  • Less than 1 year of college: 684
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 515
  • Associate degree: 398
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,883
  • Master's degree: 482
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 138
Educational Attainment for Females
Melissa marital status for males
Melissa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,098
  • One, attached: 52
  • 5 to 9: 21
  • 20 to 49: 78
  • 50 or more: 56
  • Mobile homes: 10
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 4 years ago

Renter moved in on average -1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Melissa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Melissa, TX
  • 57.2%Utility gas
  • 39.5%Electricity
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Melissa, TX
  • 46.0%Utility gas
  • 45.8%Electricity
  • 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 286
Here:

12.1%
Texas:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:

0.5%
Texas:

8.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 161
Here:

25.4%
Texas:

16.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability