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Population (year 2000): 1,350. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,435 (+80.4% change)
Males: 690 (51.1%), Females: 660 (48.9%)
Collin County
Zip code:
75454
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $60,909 (year 2000)
Median house value: $218,800 (year 2000)
Races in Melissa:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
- Hispanic (13.3%)
- Other race (7.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), German
(11.8%), English (9.7%), Irish (9.7%), Scottish (3.3%), French
(2.8%).
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Melissa
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Melissa city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 65.9%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 10.8%
5.6% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 1.0%
Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.7% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +787 (+139.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Melissa:
- NORTH CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
MCKINNEY, TX)
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF ALLEN (about 15 miles;
ALLEN, TX)
- BARIATRIC CARE CENTER OF TEXAS (about 19 miles;
WYLIE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Melissa:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 37 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 56 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melissa:
- MC KINNEY MUNI (about 9 miles; MC KINNEY, TX; ID:
TKI)
- AERO COUNTRY (about 13 miles; MC KINNEY, TX; ID:
T31)
- KITTYHAWK (about 14 miles; ALLEN, TX; ID: 0T7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Melissa:
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
9 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 25 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 28 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 33 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,457)
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DENISON, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,082)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 38 miles;
IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,651)
Public primary/middle schools in Melissa:
- MELISSA RIDGE EL (Students: 323; Location:
1401 W FANNIN RD, BUILDING A; Grades: PK - 05)
- MELISSA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 207;
Location: 1401 W FANNIN RD, BUILDING B; Grades: 06 - 09)
- COLLIN CO J J A E P (Students: 1; Location: P
O BOX 127; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Melissa:
- MELISSA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$55,862; Location: 1713 COOPER ST; 14,550 books; 70
audio materials; 650 video materials; 64 serial
subscriptions)
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