Melbourne, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
86,576
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.5
0.473% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.8%
5.49% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,991
3.86% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$306,400
12.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
41,116
2.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Melbourne, FL 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.

95.3% of the residents in Melbourne, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Melbourne, FL are Eastern Florida State College (3,986 degrees awarded in 2023), Florida Institute of Technology (2,529 degrees), and Florida Institute of Technology-Online (460 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Melbourne, FL was $306,400, and the homeownership rate was 59.7%.

Most people in Melbourne, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Melbourne, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Melbourne, FL is home to a population of 86.6k people, from which 95.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.4% of Melbourne, FL residents were born outside of the country (8.98k people).

In 2024, there were 6.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (59.2k people) in Melbourne, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.62k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.78k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%
2024 Citizenship
95.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Melbourne, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Melbourne, FL was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Melbourne, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    59.2k ± 1.66k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    8.62k ± 1.29k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.78k ± 759
12.2%
Hispanic Population
10.6k people

In 2024, there were 6.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (59.2k people) in Melbourne, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.62k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.78k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.2% of the people in Melbourne, FL are hispanic (10.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Melbourne, FL 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 Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8.98k people
10.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9.17k people

As of 2024, 10.4% of Melbourne, FL residents (8.98k 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, FL was 10.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,297 ± 380
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,187 ± 445
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,405 ± 372

Melbourne, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Melbourne, FL employs 41.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Melbourne, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,629 people), Manufacturing (5,157 people), and Retail Trade (4,665 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($78,994), Manufacturing ($72,547), and Public Administration ($63,155).

Employment

Occupations

41.1k
2024 Value
± 1,857
2.38%
1 Year growth
± 6.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melbourne, FL grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 40.2k employees to 41.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Melbourne, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,655 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,029 people), and Management Occupations (3,692 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Melbourne, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

41.1k
2024 Value
± 1,857
2.38%
1 Year growth
± 6.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melbourne, FL grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 40.2k employees to 41.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Melbourne, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,629 people), Manufacturing (5,157 people), and Retail Trade (4,665 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Melbourne, FL, though some of these residents may live in Melbourne, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,018
Median earning men ± $4,202
$37,240
Median earning women ± $2,506

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($87,130), Public Administration ($69,219), and Information ($61,691).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,457), Information ($52,450), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,340).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.
Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% 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 12.6%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 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, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.
Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

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 Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Melbourne, FL awarded 7,110 degrees. The student population of Melbourne, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9,934 male students and 13,386 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Melbourne, FL are White (4,031 and 61.4%), Hispanic or Latino (1,085 and 16.5%), Black or African American (614 and 9.36%), and Two or More Races (303 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in Melbourne, FL by number of degrees awarded are Eastern Florida State College (3,986 and 56.1%), Florida Institute of Technology (2,529 and 35.6%), and Florida Institute of Technology-Online (460 and 6.47%).

The most popular majors in Melbourne, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,650 and 23.2%), Applied Behavior Analysis (1,083 and 15.2%), and Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (382 and 5.37%).

The median tuition costs in Melbourne, FL are $27,830 for private four year colleges, and $2,048 and $8,399 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Melbourne, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 62.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 9.53%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 23,320 (42.6% men and 57.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 23,320 students enrolled in Melbourne, FL, 42.6% men and 57.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12,472 records, of which 57.3% were women and 42.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,650 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    159 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    59 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Melbourne, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,650 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Eastern Florida State College
    3,986 degrees awarded
  2. Florida Institute of Technology
    2,529 degrees awarded
  3. Florida Institute of Technology-Online
    460 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eastern Florida State College with 3,986 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,859 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Melbourne, FL, which is 0.673 times less than the 4,251 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 4,031 degrees mean that there were 3.72 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,085 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($27,830) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($940) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Melbourne, FL was $306,400 in 2024, which is 0.921 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $272,900 to $306,400, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Melbourne, FL is 59.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Melbourne, FL have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Melbourne, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$306,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,862
$22,125
Median Property Taxes
±$1,185

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, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

59.7%
Homeownership
2024
65.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59.7% of the housing units in Melbourne, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Melbourne, FL 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.
$66,991
Median Household Income
± $2,486
37k
Number of Households
± 1,635

In 2024, the median household income of the 37k households in Melbourne, FL grew to $66,991 from the previous year's value of $64,504.

The following chart displays the households in Melbourne, FL 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, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.1%)
  3. Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 72% of workers in Melbourne, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.41%).

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

22.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Melbourne, FL have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.85% of the workforce in Melbourne, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Melbourne, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Melbourne, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Melbourne, FL (13.1k out of 83.1k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Melbourne, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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

90.2% of the population of Melbourne, FL has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 3.36% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.3% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.81%
Uninsured
41.1%
Employer Coverage
12.6%
Medicaid
15.1%
Medicare
18.1%
Non-Group
3.36%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Melbourne, FL declined by 6.72% from 10.5% to 9.81%.

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