Melbourne vs Woodlawn

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

Melbourne and Woodlawn 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 163 in Woodlawn). Woodlawn has the higher median household income ($100,625 vs $66,458 in Melbourne). Woodlawn has the higher median home value ($202,800 vs $160,400 in Melbourne).

Population, income & housing

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
Population	539	163
Median age	57.2 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$100,625
Median home value	$160,400	$202,800
Median gross rent	$638	$1,714
Housing units	171	69
Homeownership rate	95.7%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	54.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
Population	511 → 539 (+5.5%)	206 → 163 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$75,938 → $66,458 (-12.5%)	$60,000 → $100,625 (+67.7%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $160,400 (+24.6%)	$138,300 → $202,800 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $638 (+34.3%)	$1,143 → $1,714 (+50.0%)

Melbourne

Population

511539

Median household income

$75,938$66,458

Median home value

$128,700$160,400

Median gross rent

$475$638

Woodlawn

Population

206163

Median household income

$60,000$100,625

Median home value

$138,300$202,800

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
Under 5	2.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	2.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	11.7%
25 to 34	5.0%	21.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	7.6%	16.6%
55 to 64	22.6%	17.8%
65 to 74	17.8%	8.0%
75 and over	10.2%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.5%
High school graduate	41.0%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	38.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
Drove alone	79.9%	71.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	12.7%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
1-unit, detached	95.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Melbourne	Woodlawn
Poverty rate	22.6%	9.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1966	1956