Demographics of Melissa city, Texas

Melissa city, Texas had 29,969 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15,630 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Melissa city, in four figures

29,969
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,136 ±33.; +109.0%
Change since July 2020: +15,630 people.; 36.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $138,763 ±$7,782
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Melissa city, Texas's population grew 109.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Melissa city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Melissa city, Texas's population grew 109.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Melissa city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,339	100.0	100.0
2021	16,969	118.3	100.2
2022	19,423	135.5	100.7
2023	23,800	166.0	101.6
2024	26,178	182.6	102.5
2025	29,969	209.0	103.1

Population of Melissa city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,339	—
2021	16,969	+2,630
2022	19,423	+2,454
2023	23,800	+4,377
2024	26,178	+2,378
2025	29,969	+3,791

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±1.5: for men 36.6 ±1.7 and for women 35.5 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Melissa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,425 ±445	7.1% ±2.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,755 ±795	23.6% ±3.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,371 ±475	6.8% ±2.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,344 ±823	31.5% ±4.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,897 ±710	24.3% ±3.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,344 ±352	6.7% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $138,763 ±$7,782, and income per person $46,817 ±$3,681, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Melissa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	29 to 335	0.5% to 5.4%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	222 to 706	3.6% to 11.4%	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	729 ±330	11.8% ±5.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	641 ±252	10.4% ±4.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,562 ±403	25.3% ±6.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	932 ±263	15.1% ±4.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,659 ±371	26.9% ±5.9	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Melissa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	103 to 671	0.5% to 3.3%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 317	0% to 5.2%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4 to 208	< 0.1% to 1.7%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 269	0% to 12.8%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Melissa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Melissa city	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,266 ±316	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.5% ±0.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	< 0.1% to 3.0%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.7% ±3.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.3% ±3.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$454,000 ±$21,607	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,532 ±$197	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2015 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Melissa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,007 ±721	14.9% ±3.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,386 ±1,404	56.5% ±7.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,236 ±1,346	16.1% ±6.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,795 ±616	8.9% ±3.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	250 to 1,174	1.2% to 5.8%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Melissa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,446 ±1,060	46.9% ±5.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,668 ±1,216	33.1% ±6.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	263 to 797	1.3% to 4.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,492 ±955	17.3% ±4.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,733 ±558	8.6% ±2.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,759 ±589	8.7% ±2.9	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Melissa city among the places of Texas

161st of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Melissa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Boerne city	20,518 ±54
Terrell city	20,366 ±36
Alamo city	20,255 ±31
Alton city	20,214 ±42
Universal City city	20,189 ±153
Melissa city	20,136 ±33
Royse City city	20,037 ±47
Angleton city	19,972 ±29
Plainview city	19,711 ±28
Brushy Creek CDP	19,576 ±1,440
Crowley city	19,532 ±114

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Melissa city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 10 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 22 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 40 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 46 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 60 Places in Texas by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026