Melissa, Texas demographics

Melissa, TX demographics: median age 36.3; 52.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Melissa city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4847496. The survey estimates a population of 20,136 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Melissa is 36.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 6,169 households (±316). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.3 ±1.5	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,136
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	6,180 ±911	30.7% ±4.5 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,489 ±644	17.3% ±3.2 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	9,123 ±996	45.3% ±4.9 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,344 ±352	6.7% ±1.8 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,136
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	10,239 ±618	50.8% ±3.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	9,897 ±617	49.2% ±3.1 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,136
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	12,552 ±1,448	62.3% ±7.2 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,305 ±1,307	16.4% ±6.5 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,795 ±616	8.9% ±3.1 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	541 ±333 · low precision	2.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,938 ±616	9.6% ±3.1 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,136
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,129 ±718	85.1% ±3.6 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,007 ±721	14.9% ±3.6 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,669 ±357	75.7% ±4.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	156 ±126 · low precision	2.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	526 ±281 · low precision	8.5% ±4.5 pp · low precision	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	649 ±278	10.5% ±4.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	169 ±144 · low precision	2.7% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,549 ±400	57.5% ±5.8 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,620 ±514	42.5% ±8.0 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	649 ±278	10.5% ±4.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,148 ±329	18.6% ±5.2 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,739 ±446	28.2% ±7.1 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,782 ±435	28.9% ±6.9 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	665 ±238	10.8% ±3.8 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	126 ±81 · low precision	2.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	60 ±82 · low precision	1.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,136
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	16,644 ±949	82.7% ±4.7 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,492 ±955	17.3% ±4.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 18,711
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	14,241 ±1,076	76.1% ±5.5 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,713 ±565	9.2% ±3.0 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	78 ±81 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	19 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	53 ±86 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	548 ±344 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	24 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	248 ±190 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	60 ±68 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	182 ±202 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	569 ±415 · low precision	3.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	159 ±179 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	817 ±627 · low precision	4.4% ±3.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,585
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	826 ±354	6.6% ±2.8 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,310 ±610	18.4% ±4.8 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,845 ±433	14.7% ±3.4 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	980 ±333	7.8% ±2.6 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,488 ±652	35.7% ±4.9 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,136 ±549	17.0% ±4.3 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	16,343 ±1,140	81.6% ±5.7 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,122 ±883	10.6% ±4.4 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	596 ±321 · low precision	3.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	877 ±675 · low precision	4.4% ±3.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	82 ±95 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.3% of Melissa residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 98.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Melissa	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.3% ±2.0 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	98.1% ±7.1 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.3% ±2.2 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Melissa . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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