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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. Melissa has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Melissa, where 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.27% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Melissa really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Melissa perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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.

Melissa is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

If knowledge is power, Melissa is a pretty powerful place. 52.22% of the adults in Melissa have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

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.