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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. Much of the housing stock in Melissa was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Melissa economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Melissa, the average commute to work is 33.99 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Melissa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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.