Melbourne, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,263
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40
11.7% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
30.8%
15.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$39,469
15.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$172,800
14.9% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
822
13.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Melbourne, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Melbourne, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Melbourne, AR are Ozarka College (571 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Melbourne, AR was $172,800, and the homeownership rate was 54.9%.

Most people in Melbourne, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Melbourne, AR was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Melbourne, AR is home to a population of 2.26k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.574% of Melbourne, AR residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2024, there were 31.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.13k people) in Melbourne, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 67 White (Hispanic) and 17 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Melbourne, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Melbourne, AR was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Melbourne, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.13k ± 388
  2. White (Hispanic)
    67 ± 64
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    17 ± 22
3.89%
Hispanic Population
88 people

In 2024, there were 31.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.13k people) in Melbourne, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 67 White (Hispanic) and 17 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.89% of the people in Melbourne, AR are hispanic (88 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Melbourne, AR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.574%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13 people
0.808%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
18 people

As of 2024, 0.574% of Melbourne, AR residents (13 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Melbourne, AR was 0.808%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    51 ± 50
  2. Vietnam
    20 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    16 ± 28

Melbourne, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Melbourne, AR employs 822 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Melbourne, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (198 people), Manufacturing (151 people), and Educational Services (105 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,063), Transportation & Warehousing ($60,750), and Public Administration ($46,250).

Employment

Occupations

822
2024 Value
± 202
13.1%
1 Year growth
± 31.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melbourne, AR grew at a rate of 13.1%, from 727 employees to 822 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Melbourne, AR, are Production Occupations (127 people), Management Occupations (117 people), and Health Technologists & Technicians (59 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Melbourne, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

822
2024 Value
± 202
13.1%
1 Year growth
± 31.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melbourne, AR grew at a rate of 13.1%, from 727 employees to 822 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Melbourne, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (198 people), Manufacturing (151 people), and Educational Services (105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Melbourne, AR, though some of these residents may live in Melbourne, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$32,134
Median earning men ± $7,435
$30,588
Median earning women ± $9,655

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,500), Public Administration ($46,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,597).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,534), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,597), and Retail Trade ($18,786).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Melbourne, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.
John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Melbourne, AR awarded 571 degrees. The student population of Melbourne, AR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 345 male students and 668 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Melbourne, AR are White (543 and 95.1%), Black or African American (10 and 1.75%), American Indian or Alaska Native (9 and 1.58%), and Hispanic or Latino (7 and 1.23%).

The largest universities in Melbourne, AR by number of degrees awarded are Ozarka College (571 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Melbourne, AR are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (79 and 13.8%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (72 and 12.6%), and General Health Services (63 and 11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,013 students enrolled in Melbourne, AR, 34.1% men and 65.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 951 records, of which 65.6% were women and 34.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Health Services
    53 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    35 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Melbourne, AR was General Health Services with 53 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Melbourne, AR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Ozarka College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
571 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ozarka College with 571 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 171 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Melbourne, AR, which is 0.427 times less than the 400 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 543 degrees mean that there were 54.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 10 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,790) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,030) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Melbourne, AR was $172,800 in 2024, which is 0.519 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $203,000 to $172,800, a 14.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Melbourne, AR is 54.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Melbourne, AR have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Melbourne, AR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$172,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,670
$443
Median Property Taxes
±$118

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Melbourne, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Melbourne, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

54.9%
Homeownership
2024
55.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.9% of the housing units in Melbourne, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Melbourne, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$39,469
Median Household Income
± $8,978
807
Number of Households
± 169

In 2024, the median household income of the 807 households in Melbourne, AR grew to $39,469 from the previous year's value of $34,303.

The following chart displays the households in Melbourne, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Melbourne, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.9%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.45%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in Melbourne, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Melbourne, AR have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.91% of the workforce in Melbourne, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Melbourne, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Melbourne, AR have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Melbourne, AR (665 out of 2.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Melbourne, AR is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.6% of the population of Melbourne, AR has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 9.28% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.2% were men and 44.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.2% were men and 44.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.44%
Uninsured
31.1%
Employer Coverage
24.2%
Medicaid
16.6%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
9.28%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Melbourne, AR grew by 172% from 2.74% to 7.44%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Melbourne, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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