Melissa, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	8,492
Male Share of the Population	41.1%
Female Share of the Population	58.9%
Senior Citizens	7.6%
Employed Population 16+	4,231
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	62%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	31.8%
Median Earnings25+	$59,646
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$32,083
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$53,947

Wealth

Median Family Income	$112,698
% Above Poverty Level	99.7%
% Below Poverty Level	0.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	14.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	6%
Median Gross Rent	$2,059
Median House Value	$279,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	27.4%
German	14.5%
Irish	9.9%
English	5.6%
Italian	4.5%
Jamaican	1.8%
West Indian	1.8%
French Except Basque	1.3%
Polish	0.9%
Dutch	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Welsh	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Norwegian	0.3%
Syrian	0.2%
Arab	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Portuguese	0.1%
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Melissa Almanac

Category	Value
County	Collin County
Standard Zip Codes	75454
Phone Area Codes	21,44,69,972
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	33.28
Approximate Longitude	-96.57

Melissa Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MC KINNEY 3 S
Distance	8.6 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 53 F
Apr Temp	51 to 73 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	53 to 76 F
Annual Precip	41 inches

Station	LAVON DAM
Distance	18.2 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 53 F
Apr Temp	51 to 75 F
Jul Temp	71 to 94 F
Oct Temp	53 to 78 F
Annual Precip	40 inches

Station	SHERMAN
Distance	28.9 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 51 F
Apr Temp	52 to 73 F
Jul Temp	73 to 93 F
Oct Temp	54 to 75 F
Annual Precip	42 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Anna	12,271	$88,565
McKinney	173,460	$104,130
Princeton	9,765	$73,036
Westminster	787	$0

Melissa Public Libraries

Melissa Public Library
3411 BARKER AVE
Melissa, Texas
(972) 837-4540

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Melissa Public Schools

Harry Mckillop El
3509 Liberty Way
ZIP: 75454
(972) 837-2632
Primary
Total Enrollment 718

Melissa H S
3150 Cardinal Dr
ZIP: 75454
(972) 837-4216
High
Total Enrollment 583

Melissa Middle
2950 Cardinal Dr
ZIP: 75454
(972) 837-4355
Middle
Total Enrollment 331

Melissa Ridge Intermed
3233 W Fannin
ZIP: 75454
(972) 837-4530
Middle
Total Enrollment 486

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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