CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Melbourne

Florida · 8,381 residents · 10.9 sq mi

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With 8,381 people, West Melbourne is a city in Florida. At a median age of 42.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $70,100. There are 1,443 fewer people here than in 2000. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The poverty rate is 8.9%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,381

−15%vs 2000

vs 9,824 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.1

−13%vs 2000

vs 48.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(421)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(405)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(358)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(407)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(572)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(1,337)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(963)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(799)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(890)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.4%(1,207)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(688)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4%(334)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,185

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,391 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,252

−41%vs 2000

vs $24,006 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,100

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$514

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $658 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.4%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.6% in 2000

35.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(8,980)

Black1.3%(132)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(377)

Asian2.1%(202)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(8,145)

Black1%(81)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(132)

Asian1.4%(116)

Other0.5%(39)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.1%(1,455)

South American4.1%(1,194)

Colombian2.3%(668)

Mexican2.1%(610)

Central American1.3%(371)

Venezuelan1.3%(367)

Cuban1.1%(312)

Dominican0.8%(240)

Salvadoran0.5%(153)

Nicaraguan0.4%(113)

Spaniard0.4%(105)

Panamanian0.3%(78)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.2%(71)

Peruvian0.2%(68)

Costa Rican0.1%(27)

Ecuadorian0.1%(20)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2.5%(714)

Filipino1.5%(418)

Asian Indian1.2%(333)

Japanese0.4%(110)

Korean0.3%(97)

Chinese0.3%(80)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(51)

Ancestry

Irish15.4%(4,426)

German14.1%(4,071)

English12.5%(3,587)

Italian9.6%(2,754)

American5.5%(1,570)

Polish2.4%(705)

Welsh1.8%(523)

French1.8%(522)

Scottish1.3%(376)

Russian1.2%(352)

French Canadian1.1%(306)

Dutch1%(302)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.9%(268)

West Indian0.9%(261)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(210)

Brazilian0.7%(205)

Swedish0.7%(194)

Norwegian0.6%(170)

Jamaican0.6%(169)

Lebanese0.5%(148)

Subsaharan African0.4%(120)

Ukrainian0.4%(120)

British0.4%(114)

Hungarian0.4%(111)

Greek0.3%(95)

Danish0.3%(87)

Czech0.3%(84)

Portuguese0.3%(75)

Swiss0.2%(58)

Haitian0.2%(57)

Egyptian0.2%(50)

Ghanaian0.2%(50)

Lithuanian0.2%(48)

Slovak0.1%(38)

Croatian0.1%(35)

Canadian0.1%(33)

Austrian0.1%(27)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(20)

Palestinian0.1%(17)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Israeli0%(11)

Barbadian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.3%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.3%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 12.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.5%(5,119)

Married46.4%(5,722)

Widowed2.3%(288)

Divorced9.8%(1,208)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(3,191)

Married48.5%(5,620)

Widowed10.7%(1,240)

Divorced13.3%(1,536)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.4%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 78.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% 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)36.4%(956)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42%(1,103)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(843)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,624 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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