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Compare Pekin to Melrose Park

This post compares Pekin, Illinois to Melrose Park, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Pekin (city) Melrose Park (village)
Population 33,747 25,447
Income (median) $41,505 $31,953
Home Value (median) $104,300 $173,700
White 95% 57%
Black 2% 6%
Asian 0% 0%
With Kids 30% 44%
Age (median) 38 32
Rentals 29% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Pekin or Melrose Park?
A: Pekin has a larger population count than Melrose Park: 33747 compared with 25447 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Pekin or in Melrose Park?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Pekin.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Pekin or Melrose Park?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Pekin.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Melrose Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Pekin versus 51% for Melrose Park.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Pekin may include: Loves-Park, Moline, and Quincy.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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