Horseshoe Bend vs Melbourne

A side-by-side comparison of Horseshoe Bend and Melbourne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Horseshoe Bend has the higher population (2,458 vs 2,227 in Melbourne). Horseshoe Bend has the higher median household income ($40,868 vs $34,303 in Melbourne). Melbourne has the higher median home value ($203,000 vs $117,500 in Horseshoe Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
Population	2,458	2,227
Median age	53.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,868	$34,303
Median home value	$117,500	$203,000
Median gross rent	$691	$620
Housing units	1,214	1,001
Homeownership rate	76.8%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
Population	2,587 → 2,458 (-5.0%)	2,002 → 2,227 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$32,255 → $40,868 (+26.7%)	$43,045 → $34,303 (-20.3%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $117,500 (+58.4%)	$79,600 → $203,000 (+155.0%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $691 (+11.5%)	$514 → $620 (+20.6%)

Horseshoe Bend

Population

2,5872,458

Median household income

$32,255$40,868

Median home value

$74,200$117,500

Median gross rent

$620$691

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)

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
Under 5	5.2%	7.5%
5 to 17	11.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	12.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	7.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	12.1%
75 and over	15.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
No high school diploma	8.3%	14.4%
High school graduate	35.3%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
Drove alone	83.4%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
1-unit, detached	83.0%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Horseshoe Bend	Melbourne
Poverty rate	25.4%	36.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1978	1985