Viera West vs West Melbourne

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

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

West Melbourne has the higher population (27,643 vs 17,169 in Viera West). Viera West has the higher median household income ($98,107 vs $90,521 in West Melbourne). Viera West has the higher median home value ($539,000 vs $341,500 in West Melbourne).

Population, income & housing

	Viera West	West Melbourne
Population	17,169	27,643
Median age	45.1 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$98,107	$90,521
Median home value	$539,000	$341,500
Median gross rent	$2,080	$1,801
Housing units	7,714	11,113
Homeownership rate	77.1%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.5%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Viera West	West Melbourne
Population	11,369 → 17,169 (+51.0%)	22,225 → 27,643 (+24.4%)
Median household income	$68,345 → $98,107 (+43.5%)	$68,277 → $90,521 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$296,100 → $539,000 (+82.0%)	$224,400 → $341,500 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,701 → $2,080 (+22.3%)	$1,349 → $1,801 (+33.5%)

Viera West

Population

11,36917,169

Median household income

$68,345$98,107

Median home value

$296,100$539,000

Median gross rent

$1,701$2,080

West Melbourne

Population

22,22527,643

Median household income

$68,277$90,521

Median home value

$224,400$341,500

Median gross rent

$1,349$1,801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Viera West	West Melbourne
Under 5	3.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.6%
75 and over	11.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Viera West	West Melbourne
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	69.7%
Black or African American	4.1%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	5.9%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Viera West	West Melbourne
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	17.3%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.6%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Viera West	West Melbourne
Drove alone	76.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	13.9%
Other means	2.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Viera West	West Melbourne
1-unit, detached	66.3%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	11.6%
20 or more units	17.4%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Viera West	West Melbourne
Poverty rate	2.8%	6.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	2011	2003