Melrose city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Melrose city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
13.8%
2023
16.0%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+15.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -1.6 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +1.5 pp (12.4%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +1.8 pp (13.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.6 pp (3.9%) |