Melissa is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 23,571 people and two associated neighborhoods, Melissa is the 204th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Melissa, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Melissa, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Melissa’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Melissa does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $137,875.00. Melissa real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Melissa house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Melissa is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Melissa is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Melissa who work in management occupations (12.18%), sales jobs (11.20%), and office and administrative support (11.09%). Also of interest is that Melissa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.27% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Melissa is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Melissa a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Melissa has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Melissa’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Melissa, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.99 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Melissa doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Melissa, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Melissa is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.22% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Melissa in 2022 was $46,119, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,476 for a family of four. Melissa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Melissa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Melissa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Melissa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Melissa include Irish, English, German, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Melissa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
