Melrose Park

  1. Melrose Park Legal Resources
  2. Melrose Park Statistics
  3. Melrose Park Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Melrose Park Employment Information
  5. Melrose Park Family Information
  6. Melrose Park Education Information
  7. Melrose Park Public Benefits Information
  8. Melrose Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Melrose Park Zip Codes


Melrose Park Legal Resources Back to top

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Melrose Park Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 23,171
  • Land Area (2000): 10.980 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,905
Melrose Park Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Melrose Park Employment Information Back to top
Melrose Park Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 650 11.26%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 416 7.20%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 353 6.11%
4. Metal Manufactuing 345 5.97%
5. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 333 5.77%
6. Public Administration 222 3.84%
7. Health Care 183 3.17%
8. Finance and Insurance 180 3.12%
9. Repair and Maintenance 160 2.77%
10. Educational Services 152 2.63%
11. Other Transportation 140 2.42%
12. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 130 2.25%
13. Machinery Manufacturing 130 2.25%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 127 2.20%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 122 2.11%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 120 2.08%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 116 2.01%
18. Truck Transportation 111 1.92%
19. Food Manufacturing 108 1.87%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 101 1.75%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 553 12.39%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 296 6.63%
3. Educational Services 239 5.35%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 203 4.55%
5. Metal Manufactuing 192 4.30%
6. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 179 4.01%
7. Finance and Insurance 177 3.97%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 146 3.27%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 134 3.00%
10. Food Manufacturing 133 2.98%
11. Department and Other General Stores 124 2.78%
12. Public Administration 116 2.60%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 109 2.44%
14. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 107 2.40%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 95 2.13%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 85 1.90%
17. Social Assistance 85 1.90%
18. Other Transportation 78 1.75%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 77 1.72%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 70 1.57%

Melrose Park Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 552 9.56%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 408 7.06%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 376 6.51%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 357 6.18%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 257 4.45%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 256 4.43%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 219 3.79%
8. Construction Laborers 184 3.19%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 154 2.67%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 153 2.65%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 145 2.51%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 142 2.46%
13. Other Material Moving Workers 141 2.44%
14. Other Management Occupations 134 2.32%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 128 2.22%
16. Carpenters 123 2.13%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 119 2.06%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 119 2.06%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 108 1.87%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 95 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 418 9.36%
2. Secretaries and Admins 322 7.21%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 311 6.97%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 196 4.39%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 179 4.01%
6. Assemblers and Fabricators 175 3.92%
7. Cashiers 169 3.79%
8. Customer Service Representatives 141 3.16%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 140 3.14%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 129 2.89%
11. Other Management Occupations 120 2.69%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 119 2.67%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 118 2.64%
14. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 108 2.42%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 101 2.26%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 98 2.20%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 97 2.17%
18. Registered Nurses 97 2.17%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 91 2.04%
20. Business Operations Specialists 87 1.95%

Melrose Park Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,052 57.74%
15-35 hours 1,629 9.36%
1-14 hours 449 2.58%
No regular hours 5,279 30.32%

Melrose Park Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 602 6.10%
5 AM-5:29 AM 589 5.97%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 788 7.99%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,225 12.41%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,003 10.16%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,052 10.66%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,302 13.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM 756 7.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 304 3.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 342 3.47%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 226 2.29%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 113 1.15%
Noon-3:59 PM 882 8.94%
4 PM-11:59 PM 684 6.93%

Melrose Park Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 296 3.00%
5-9 1,189 12.05%
10-14 1,471 14.91%
15-19 1,312 13.30%
20-24 1,335 13.53%
25-29 607 6.15%
30-34 1,499 15.19%
35-39 409 4.14%
40-44 283 2.87%
45-59 877 8.89%
60-89 505 5.12%
At least 90 85 0.86%

Melrose Park Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 77 0.78% 6,133 62.15%
30-44 58 0.59% 2,133 21.62%
45-59 33 0.33% 844 8.55%
At least 60 112 1.13% 478 4.84%

Melrose Park Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 61 0.61%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,989 19.92%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,168 71.79%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 72 0.72%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 280 2.80%
Color 6 Box Walked 298 2.98%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 116 1.16%

Melrose Park Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Melrose Park Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,625 (23,176 people)
Families (2000): 5,496 (19,956 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,693
People at same address in 1995: 11,401
Melrose Park Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 655 8.59%
$10,000-$14,999 505 6.62%
$15,000-$19,999 525 6.89%
$20,000-$24,999 485 6.36%
$25,000-$29,999 554 7.27%
$30,000-$34,999 501 6.57%
$35,000-$39,999 518 6.79%
$40,000-$44,999 454 5.95%
$45,000-$49,999 479 6.28%
$50,000-$59,999 708 9.29%
$60,000-$74,999 896 11.75%
$75,000-$99,999 737 9.67%
$100,000-$124,999 316 4.14%
$125,000-$149,999 121 1.59%
$150,000-$199,999 105 1.38%
$200,000 or more 66 0.87%

Melrose Park Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,836 24.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,572 20.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 257 3.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,229 16.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 51 0.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,168 15.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 20 0.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 781 10.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 13 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 335 4.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 363 4.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Melrose Park Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,300 32.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,913 10.01%
Public Assistance 246 1.29%
Retirement 925 4.84%
Self Employment 522 2.73%
Social Security 1,951 10.21%
Supplemental Security 192 1.00%
Wage / Salary 6,215 32.53%
Other 842 4.41%

Melrose Park Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,727 43.79%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,217 56.21%

Melrose Park Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 593 6.71%
Color 1 Box Married 4,805 54.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,267 36.95%
Color 3 Box Widowed 176 1.99%

Melrose Park Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 862 9.68%
Color 1 Box Married 4,756 53.39%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,398 26.92%
Color 3 Box Widowed 892 10.01%

Melrose Park Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Melrose Park Education Information Back to top
Melrose Park Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3,422 20.34%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,247 19.30%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,802 28.55%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,272 19.45%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 662 3.94%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 828 4.92%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 587 3.49%

Melrose Park Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 268 1.16% 150 0.65% 418 1.80%
Kindergarten 350 1.51% 64 0.28% 414 1.79%
Grades 1-4 1,237 5.34% 246 1.06% 1,483 6.40%
Grades 5-8 980 4.23% 224 0.97% 1,204 5.20%
Grades 9-12 938 4.05% 306 1.32% 1,244 5.37%
Undergrad college 820 3.54% 212 0.91% 1,032 4.45%
Graduate or professional school 46 0.20% 58 0.25% 104 0.45%
Total 4,639 20.02% 1,260 5.44% 5,899 25.46%

Melrose Park Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Melrose Park Public Benefits Information Back to top
Melrose Park Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 20,800 89.78%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,369 10.22%

Melrose Park Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Melrose Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Melrose Park Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,960 17.09%
10-19 Years 3,020 13.03%
20-29 Years 4,342 18.74%
30-39 Years 3,710 16.01%
40-49 Years 2,754 11.89%
50-59 Years 2,107 9.09%
60-69 Years 1,406 6.07%
70-79 Years 1,192 5.14%
80-89 Years 592 2.55%
90+ Years 88 0.38%

Melrose Park Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,623 50.16%
Color 1 Box Female 11,548 49.84%

Melrose Park Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 12,485 53.88%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,380 40.48%
Color 1 Box African-American 634 2.74%
Color 2 Box Asian 455 1.96%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 189 0.82%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 18 0.08%
Color 6 Box Other Race 10 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Melrose Park Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 4,368 39.67%
2. German 1,799 16.34%
3. Irish 1,252 11.37%
4. Polish 934 8.48%
5. United States Or American 488 4.43%
6. English 319 2.90%
7. Swedish 189 1.72%
8. Lithuanian 168 1.53%
9. Czech 166 1.51%
10. French Non-Basque 160 1.45%

Melrose Park Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 10,389 48.95%
2. Only English 9,245 43.56%
3. Italian 673 3.17%
4. Polish 118 0.56%
5. Urdu 107 0.50%
6. German 92 0.43%
7. Gujarathi 81 0.38%
8. Serbo Croatian 75 0.35%
9. Other Indo European 75 0.35%
10. Arabic 61 0.29%

Melrose Park Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 15,014 64.69%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,386 10.28%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5,809 25.03%

Melrose Park Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Melrose Park Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Melrose Park Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60160 60161 60164