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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Melville is $15,411, which is much lower than the state average of $30,765 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Melville median household income is $46,202, which has grown by 23.82% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 34.05% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Melville residents spend 13.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #32

Melville, RI	15,411 USD
Rhode Island	30,765 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, RI	29,152 USD
Rhode Island	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, RI	41,250 USD
Rhode Island	38,201 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, RI	15,542 USD
Rhode Island	27,431 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #28

Melville, RI	46,202 USD
Rhode Island	56,423 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Melville, RI	52,216 USD
Rhode Island	76,618 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #19

Melville, RI	23.82%
Rhode Island	34.05%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Melville, RI		Rhode Island		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.08%	$5,710, see rank	23.04%	$16,681	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	2.63%	$14,038, see rank	30.30%	$17,490	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.20%	$0, see rank	2.89%	$3,847	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	3.64%	$39,761, see rank	17.35%	$25,147	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Melville, RI	44,647 USD
Rhode Island	73,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Melville, RI	50,990 USD
Rhode Island	92,281 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Melville, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
White	$49,286, see rank	$61,002	$56,900
Black	$34,360, see rank	$33,969	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,519, see rank	$30,827	$42,396
Asian	$64,750, see rank	$54,070	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Melville, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
less than 25	$33,517, see rank	$25,626	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,163, see rank	$60,853	$58,398
45 to 64	$81,250, see rank	$71,397	$65,027

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Melville, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	895, see rank	862,851	248,775,628
Male¹	447, 49.94%, see rank	47.78%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	411, 91.95%, see rank	70.31%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	211, 47.20%, see rank	0.71%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	200, 44.74%, see rank	69.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	188, 94.00%, see rank	90.17%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 6.00%, see rank	9.83%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	36, 8.05%, see rank	29.69%	30.72%
Female¹	448, 50.06%, see rank	52.22%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	186, 41.52%, see rank	61.82%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	31, 6.92%, see rank	0.09%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	155, 34.60%, see rank	61.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	154, 99.35%, see rank	90.81%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 0.65%, see rank	9.19%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	262, 58.48%, see rank	38.18%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Melville, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	560, 100%	501,177	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	489, 87.32%, see rank	80.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	63, 11.25%, see rank	8.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.87%	5.06%
Walked	8, 1.43%, see rank	3.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Melville, RI	13.8 minutes
Rhode Island	23.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Melville, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	342	511,362	143,435,233
Male¹	188, 54.97%, see rank	50.60%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74, 39.36%, see rank	32.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	94, 50.00%, see rank	18.34%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20, 10.64%, see rank	17.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.23%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.17%	17.94%
Female¹	154, 45.03%, see rank	49.40%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77, 50.00%, see rank	40.05%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	47, 30.52%, see rank	22.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	30, 19.48%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Melville, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	342, 100%	511,362	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.97%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	33, 9.65%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.63%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.94%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8, 2.34%, see rank	9.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	85, 24.85%, see rank	27.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	62, 18.13%, see rank	10.93%	9.49%
Public Administration	141, 41.23%, see rank	4.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 3.80%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Melville, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population in Poverty	242	15.02%, see rank	14.22%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	92	20.86%, see rank	9.99%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.