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Melbourne

Florida · 87,097 residents (2025 est.) · 44.2 sq mi
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Melbourne is a city of 86,576 people in Florida. The median age is 42.5, about 4 years above the US median. There are 1,959 people per square mile. Growth has run 21% since 2000, or 15,194 more people. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier. Owners hold 60% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,991, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 109%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Melbourne

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$154,324 → $306,400 (+99%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 31 cities and towns in the Palm Bay metro

  • 23rd in household income$66,991
  • 17th in share with a bachelor's degree34.7%
  • 20th in home value$306,400
  • 8th in diversity score62.8

Its weight in Brevard County

Melbourne's population equals 14% of Brevard County's. Its number of households without a car equals 25% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 21% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
86,576
+21%since 2000
from 71,382 in 2000
87,097 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,959 / sq mi
+21%since 2000
from 1,615 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
42.5
+7%since 2000
from 39.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
44.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
57K65K73K81K89K19902000201020202024Melbourne
202487K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(3,696)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(4,306)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145%(4,314)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(5,486)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(5,801)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.6%(12,625)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411%(9,483)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.2%(8,830)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.5%(12,548)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.7%(10,952)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.2%(5,344)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.7%(3,191)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,991
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,571 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,249
+99%since 2000
from $19,175 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.3%
+21.0 ptssince 2009
from 23.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.8%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.444
+2%since 2010
from 0.436 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$306,400
+109%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,525
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $588 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 62.1% in 2000
40.3% rent
Vacancy rate
10.1%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.24 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.21 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 57.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
+8%since 2009
from 4.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80.7%(57,600)
Black9.1%(6,493)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(3,958)
Asian2.3%(1,639)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic68.4%(59,228)
Black10%(8,616)
Hispanic / Latino12.2%(10,586)
Asian3.1%(2,648)
Other6.4%(5,498)
Diversity Score
63
+34%since 2009
from 47 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.2%(3,613)
South American2.3%(1,995)
Mexican1.8%(1,574)
Central American1.2%(1,080)
Cuban1.1%(941)
Colombian1%(878)
Venezuelan0.5%(436)
Dominican0.4%(360)
Spaniard0.4%(355)
Honduran0.3%(289)
Peruvian0.3%(280)
Guatemalan0.3%(265)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.3%(240)
Panamanian0.2%(152)
Ecuadorian0.2%(143)
Bolivian0.1%(100)
Argentine0.1%(82)
Salvadoran0.1%(79)
Nicaraguan0.1%(55)
Chilean0.1%(54)
Uruguayan0%(22)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.9%(776)
Asian Indian0.6%(552)
Filipino0.6%(546)
Chinese0.3%(275)
Korean0.2%(173)
Japanese0.2%(139)
Thai0.1%(90)
Taiwanese0%(31)
Cambodian0%(30)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.1%(115)
Chamorro0.1%(50)
Samoan0%(31)
Ancestry
Irish15.3%(13,262)
German13.1%(11,310)
English11.2%(9,711)
American8.9%(7,710)
Italian6.4%(5,579)
Polish3.1%(2,725)
West Indian2.7%(2,360)
French2.4%(2,085)
Scottish2.3%(1,952)
Jamaican1.5%(1,292)
Swedish1.3%(1,090)
Norwegian1.2%(1,024)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.9%(755)
Dutch0.7%(566)
Russian0.7%(563)
Haitian0.6%(490)
Arab0.5%(452)
Portuguese0.5%(420)
Lithuanian0.5%(396)
Welsh0.5%(390)
Austrian0.4%(371)
Brazilian0.4%(329)
Greek0.4%(311)
Hungarian0.4%(308)
British0.3%(248)
Ukrainian0.3%(225)
Australian0.2%(203)
Lebanese0.2%(181)
Finnish0.2%(175)
Canadian0.2%(162)
Czech0.2%(155)
Slovak0.2%(144)
Croatian0.1%(103)
Danish0.1%(92)
Cape Verdean0.1%(78)
Armenian0.1%(77)
Romanian0.1%(76)
Swiss0.1%(75)
Egyptian0.1%(57)
Israeli0.1%(56)
Latvian0.1%(54)
Nigerian0.1%(49)
Iranian0%(35)
Belgian0%(31)
Moroccan0%(28)
Barbadian0%(28)
Serbian0%(23)
Turkish0%(23)
Jordanian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.7%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 21.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.9%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 85.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.9%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.8 min
+67%since 2000
from 13.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.0%
−9.7 ptssince 2009
from 81.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.1%
+11.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−7.2 ptssince 2011
from 11.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 58.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.4%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
10.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.5%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 17.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2012
from 14.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.8%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.4%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 80.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 87.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 7.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.4%(14,596)
Married42.4%(15,305)
Widowed3.4%(1,236)
Divorced13.8%(5,001)
Women 15+
Never married29.9%(11,413)
Married40.8%(15,542)
Widowed13.2%(5,017)
Divorced16.1%(6,150)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.8%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 47.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.1%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 4.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 65.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 38.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.9%(2,187)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(2,309)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.1%(2,530)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(323)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(145)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,139 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Melbourne, decade by decade

Melbourne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199059,646$62,145$154,32418.8%33.6
200071,382$62,976$146,27921.3%42.1
201076,068$59,659$239,23424.9%52.0
202084,678$62,946$225,43930.9%63.4
202486,576$66,991$306,40034.7%62.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Melbourne, Florida?

Melbourne, Florida has about 86,576 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Melbourne, Florida?

The typical household in Melbourne, Florida earns about $66,991 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Melbourne, Florida expensive?

In Melbourne, Florida, the median home is worth about $306,400, and the typical rent is about $1,525 a month.

How educated are people in Melbourne, Florida?

About 34.7% of adults age 25 and over in Melbourne, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Melbourne, Florida?

About 15.8% of people in Melbourne, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Melbourne, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Melbourne, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 26,930 residents, a change of about 45 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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