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| Melrose |
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| Population 2000: | 27,134 |
| Population 2002: | 26,963 |
| Area codes: | 781, 339, 617 |
| Elevation: | 133 feet |
| Foreign born: | 6.1% (2.8% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 0.8% North America) |
| Land area: | 4.7 square miles |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (16.2%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.3%). |
| Population growth: | -171 (-0.63%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 94.5% |
| Two or more races: | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 1.0% |
| Chinese: | 0.9% |
| Black: | 0.9% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 56.5% |
| Never married: | 27.8% |
| Widowed: | 7.4% |
| Divorced: | 6.9% |
| Separated: | 1.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $254,400 |
| Household income: | $62,811 |
| Resident age: | 39.4 years |
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| Melrose Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 91.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 40.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 15.0% |
| Unemployed: | 2.0% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 212 (771.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 80.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 73 (265.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 32 (116.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 13 (47.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 8 (29.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 2 (7.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 35.3% |
| Italian: | 22.4% |
| English: | 13.1% |
| German: | 5.6% |
| French: | 4.8% |
| French Canadian: | 3.8% |