Melbourne vs Silver Grove

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

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

Silver Grove has the higher population (1,104 vs 539 in Melbourne). Melbourne has the higher median household income ($66,458 vs $46,315 in Silver Grove). Melbourne has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $103,400 in Silver Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
Population	539	1,104
Median age	57.2 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$46,315
Median home value	$160,400	$103,400
Median gross rent	$638	$675
Housing units	171	611
Homeownership rate	95.7%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
Population	511 → 539 (+5.5%)	1,499 → 1,104 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$75,938 → $66,458 (-12.5%)	$56,389 → $46,315 (-17.9%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $160,400 (+24.6%)	$104,600 → $103,400 (-1.1%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $638 (+34.3%)	$649 → $675 (+4.0%)

Melbourne

Population

511539

Median household income

$75,938$66,458

Median home value

$128,700$160,400

Median gross rent

$475$638

Silver Grove

Population

1,4991,104

Median household income

$56,389$46,315

Median home value

$104,600$103,400

Median gross rent

$649$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
Under 5	2.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	5.0%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.0%	18.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	20.6%
55 to 64	22.6%	18.8%
65 to 74	17.8%	4.3%
75 and over	10.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
No high school diploma	7.6%	12.3%
High school graduate	41.0%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
Drove alone	79.9%	88.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	4.0%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
1-unit, detached	95.9%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	26.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Melbourne	Silver Grove
Poverty rate	22.6%	11.4%
Average household size	2.83	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1966	1949