California vs Melbourne

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

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

Melbourne has the higher population (539 vs 70 in California). California has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $66,458 in Melbourne). Melbourne has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $141,700 in California).

Population, income & housing

	California	Melbourne
Population	70	539
Median age	53.5 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$66,458
Median home value	$141,700	$160,400
Median gross rent	—	$638
Housing units	39	171
Homeownership rate	96.8%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Melbourne
Population	91 → 70 (-23.1%)	511 → 539 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$78,125 → $76,875 (-1.6%)	$75,938 → $66,458 (-12.5%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $141,700 (+42.6%)	$128,700 → $160,400 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$475 → $638 (+34.3%)

California

Population

9170

Median household income

$78,125$76,875

Median home value

$99,400$141,700

Melbourne

Population

511539

Median household income

$75,938$66,458

Median home value

$128,700$160,400

Median gross rent

$475$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Melbourne
Under 5	1.4%	2.4%
5 to 17	10.0%	20.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	2.9%	5.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	7.6%
55 to 64	25.7%	22.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	17.8%
75 and over	5.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Melbourne
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Melbourne
No high school diploma	16.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	32.7%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Melbourne
Drove alone	86.7%	79.9%
Carpooled	13.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Melbourne
1-unit, detached	69.2%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	30.8%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	California	Melbourne
Poverty rate	2.9%	22.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1977	1966