Melbourne Village vs West Canaveral Groves

A side-by-side comparison of Melbourne Village and West Canaveral Groves: population, income, housing, and more.

Melbourne Village and West Canaveral Groves are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melbourne Village has the higher population (753 vs 198 in West Canaveral Groves). Melbourne Village has the higher median household income ($93,846 vs $51,577 in West Canaveral Groves). Melbourne Village has the higher median home value ($348,600 vs $328,900 in West Canaveral Groves).

Population, income & housing

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
Population	753	198
Median age	59.5 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$93,846	$51,577
Median home value	$348,600	$328,900
Median gross rent	$1,167	—
Housing units	370	181
Homeownership rate	91.1%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.0%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
Population	814 → 753 (-7.5%)	122 → 198 (+62.3%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $93,846 (+41.7%)	$48,840 → $51,577 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$250,000 → $348,600 (+39.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,167 (+22.8%)	—

Melbourne Village

Population

814753

Median household income

$66,250$93,846

Median home value

$250,000$348,600

Median gross rent

$950$1,167

West Canaveral Groves

Population

122198

Median household income

$48,840$51,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	2.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	63.6%
35 to 44	6.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	7.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	21.0%	6.6%
75 and over	20.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	98.0%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	12.4%	72.0%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
Drove alone	77.9%	11.3%
Carpooled	2.0%	2.4%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	86.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
1-unit, detached	95.9%	21.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	71.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Melbourne Village	West Canaveral Groves
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.1%
Average household size	2.40	1.19
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1961	1987