Melbourne, FL Demographic Data
Melbourne, FL Summary
Melbourne is located in Brevard County in Florida
- Population: 77,047
- Area: 39.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 33.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.71 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,947.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Melbourne, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
40,545
50%
50.8
Male
40,647
50%
49.2
Total Population
81,192
323,128,000
Melbourne, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,793
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,214
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,194
3.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,398
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,031
8.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
11,499
14.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,688
8.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
10,791
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,102
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,844
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
9,394
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,343
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,901
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
66,959
82.5%
77.2
Female
34,198
51.1%
51.3
Male
32,761
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
63,381
78.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
20,421
25.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
16,638
20.5%
15.2
Female
9,146
55.0%
55.8
Male
7,492
45.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Melbourne, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
78,636
96.9%
96.8
White
66,039
81.3%
72.6
Black or African American
6,398
7.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
418
0.5%
0.8
Asian
2,446
3.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,335
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,556
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,037
11.1%
17.8
Mexican
2,130
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,230
4.0%
1.7
Cuban
763
0.9%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,914
3.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
72,155
88.9%
82.2
Melbourne, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,198
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,557
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
15,016
26.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
12,101
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,245
10.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
11,805
20.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
6,640
11.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,755
10.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
51,807
89.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18,445
32.0%
31.2
Melbourne, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
21,803
31.6%
33.7%
Now Married
26,555
38.5%
47.5
Divorced
12,096
17.5%
11.0%
Separated
2,481
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
6,056
8.8
5.8%
Melbourne, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
65,884
86.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,515
13.8%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Melbourne, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,131
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,982
9.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,497
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,749
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,577
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,602
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,718
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,539
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,126
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
981
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
43,822
57,617
Per capita income
26,086
31,128
Melbourne, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
47
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
5,085
14.5%
9.8
Construction
3,038
8.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
8,499
24.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
967
2.8%
6.6
Information
347
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,739
10.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,772
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,200
12.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,341
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
3,927
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,761
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
297
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,722
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
14,021
40.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,689
7.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,054
20.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
7,534
21.5%
18.1%
Melbourne, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
34,126
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
27,733
81.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,397
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1,065
3.1%
2.7
Other means
1,001
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
1,930
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
26.6
Melbourne, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,945
6.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
15,158
47.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
11,407
35.8%
37.1
3 or more
3,392
10.6%
21.0
Melbourne, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
31,902
83.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
18,691
58.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
13,211
41.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,102
16.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Melbourne, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
38,004
1 room
859
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
699
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
3,984
10.5%
9.1
4 rooms
9,252
24.3%
16.5
5 rooms
10,036
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
5,889
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
3,021
7.9%
12.0
8 rooms
2,303
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,961
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Melbourne, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
38,004
1-unit, detached
21,389
56.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,537
4.0%
5.9
2-units
570
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,752
4.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,922
7.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,181
8.4%
4.4
20 or more units
3,789
10.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,864
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Melbourne, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
648
1.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
549
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,949
7.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,426
14.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
7,131
18.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,230
24.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5,385
14.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,332
14.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,076
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
278
0.7%
1.4%
Melbourne, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Melbourne, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,579
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
142
1.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
356
3.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
382
3.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
853
8.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,468
13.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,820
26.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,558
43.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,863
46.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,395
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
753
7.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
557
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,972
28.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
39
0.0%
0.0%
Melbourne, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
12,818
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
132
1.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
160
1.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
967
7.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,108
8.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,503
27.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
6,948
54.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
393
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
922
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,481
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,712
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
983
8.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,522
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,326
10.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,320
43.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
867
0.0%
0.0%
Melbourne, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
18,691
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,644
8.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,905
15.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,346
23.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,544
24.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,450
18.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,303
7.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
459
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
40
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
153,900
205,000
