Grant-Valkaria vs Melbourne Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Grant-Valkaria and Melbourne Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Grant-Valkaria and Melbourne Beach are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grant-Valkaria has the higher population (4,655 vs 3,237 in Melbourne Beach). Grant-Valkaria has the higher median household income ($120,500 vs $86,563 in Melbourne Beach). Melbourne Beach has the higher median home value ($634,400 vs $481,400 in Grant-Valkaria).

Population, income & housing

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
Population	4,655	3,237
Median age	56.2 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$120,500	$86,563
Median home value	$481,400	$634,400
Median gross rent	$2,565	$1,390
Housing units	1,983	1,801
Homeownership rate	95.3%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	66.3%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
Population	4,176 → 4,655 (+11.5%)	3,247 → 3,237 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$75,938 → $120,500 (+58.7%)	$76,250 → $86,563 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$319,400 → $481,400 (+50.7%)	$368,000 → $634,400 (+72.4%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $2,565 (+162.5%)	$1,968 → $1,390 (-29.4%)

Grant-Valkaria

Population

4,1764,655

Median household income

$75,938$120,500

Median home value

$319,400$481,400

Median gross rent

$977$2,565

Melbourne Beach

Population

3,2473,237

Median household income

$76,250$86,563

Median home value

$368,000$634,400

Median gross rent

$1,968$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
Under 5	3.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	9.2%	11.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	7.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	6.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	15.2%	20.9%
65 to 74	24.5%	14.8%
75 and over	12.2%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
No high school diploma	6.7%	2.5%
High school graduate	32.9%	10.3%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
Drove alone	69.4%	63.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	27.1%
Other means	3.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
1-unit, detached	94.6%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	16.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Grant-Valkaria	Melbourne Beach
Poverty rate	6.6%	6.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1996	1974