Calico Rock vs Melbourne

A side-by-side comparison of Calico Rock and Melbourne: population, income, housing, and more.

Calico Rock and Melbourne are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melbourne has the higher population (2,227 vs 1,795 in Calico Rock). Melbourne has the higher median household income ($34,303 vs $26,250 in Calico Rock). Melbourne has the higher median home value ($203,000 vs $119,300 in Calico Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
Population	1,795	2,227
Median age	40.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$26,250	$34,303
Median home value	$119,300	$203,000
Median gross rent	$347	$620
Housing units	495	1,001
Homeownership rate	59.6%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
Population	2,346 → 1,795 (-23.5%)	2,002 → 2,227 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$43,902 → $26,250 (-40.2%)	$43,045 → $34,303 (-20.3%)
Median home value	$74,800 → $119,300 (+59.5%)	$79,600 → $203,000 (+155.0%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $347 (-43.8%)	$514 → $620 (+20.6%)

Calico Rock

Population

2,3461,795

Median household income

$43,902$26,250

Median home value

$74,800$119,300

Median gross rent

$617$347

Melbourne

Population

2,0022,227

Median household income

$43,045$34,303

Median home value

$79,600$203,000

Median gross rent

$514$620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
Under 5	0.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	6.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	12.4%
25 to 34	17.0%	7.8%
35 to 44	30.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.1%
75 and over	10.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	96.7%
Black or African American	11.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
No high school diploma	31.2%	14.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
Drove alone	81.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	12.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
1-unit, detached	59.4%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	2.9%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Calico Rock	Melbourne
Poverty rate	19.9%	36.4%
Average household size	2.05	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1984	1985