Moving to Melrose, Minnesota
Population: 3,091. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,145 (+1.7% change)
Males: 1,502 (48.6%), Females: 1,589 (51.4%)
Stearns County
Zip code: 56352
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $34,432
Median house value: $81,600
Population by Race
Races in Melrose:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
- Hispanic (12.3%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (62.4%), United States (5.1%), Norwegian (5.0%), Irish (4.1%), Polish (3.9%), English (2.2%).
Elevation: 1213 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Melrose
- High school or higher: 70.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Melrose city
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 4.1%
9.2% Foreign born (8.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +520 (+20.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Melrose:
- MELROSE AREA HOSPITAL CENTRACARE (11 NORTH FIFTH AVENUE WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Melrose:
- ST MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SAUK CENTRE, MN)
- ALBANY AREA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALBANY, MN)
- LONG PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C & NC (about 21 miles; LONG PRAIRIE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melrose:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 68 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 124 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melrose:
- SAUK CENTRE MUNI (about 9 miles; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Abbreviation: D39)
- TODD FIELD (about 15 miles; LONG PRAIRIE, MN; Abbreviation: 14Y)
- BROOTEN MUNI (about 24 miles; BROOTEN, MN; Abbreviation: 6D1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melrose:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 65 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 107 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
Schools
Public high school in Melrose:
- MELROSE SEC. (Students: 846; Location: 546 N. 5TH AVE. E.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Melrose:
- MELROSE EL. (Students: 647; Location: 566 N. 5TH AVE. E.; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Melrose:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 320 SOUTH FIFTH AVE E; Grades: PK – 6)
- ST JOHN’S-ST ANDREW’S CATHOLIC (Students: 69; Location: 115 CO RD 13E-MEIRE GROVE; Grades: KG – 6)