Melbourne vs Mentor

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

Melbourne and Mentor 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 234 in Mentor). Mentor has the higher median household income ($99,125 vs $66,458 in Melbourne). Mentor has the higher median home value ($196,200 vs $160,400 in Melbourne).

Population, income & housing

	Melbourne	Mentor
Population	539	234
Median age	57.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$99,125
Median home value	$160,400	$196,200
Median gross rent	$638	—
Housing units	171	109
Homeownership rate	95.7%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melbourne	Mentor
Population	511 → 539 (+5.5%)	300 → 234 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$75,938 → $66,458 (-12.5%)	$59,896 → $99,125 (+65.5%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $160,400 (+24.6%)	$163,400 → $196,200 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $638 (+34.3%)	$525 → $608 (+15.8%)

Melbourne

Population

511539

Median household income

$75,938$66,458

Median home value

$128,700$160,400

Median gross rent

$475$638

Mentor

Population

300234

Median household income

$59,896$99,125

Median home value

$163,400$196,200

Median gross rent

$525$608

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melbourne	Mentor
Under 5	2.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	3.4%
25 to 34	5.0%	23.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	22.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	17.8%	8.5%
75 and over	10.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melbourne	Mentor
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melbourne	Mentor
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.3%
High school graduate	41.0%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melbourne	Mentor
Drove alone	79.9%	85.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	13.8%
Other means	2.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melbourne	Mentor
1-unit, detached	95.9%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Melbourne	Mentor
Poverty rate	22.6%	7.3%
Average household size	2.83	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	37
Median year structure built	1966	1956