Melbourne

Population: 85,718
Median household income: $64,504
Median home value: $272,900

Located in Brevard County, Florida, Melbourne is a community with a population of 85,718. At $64,504, its median household income sits below Brevard County's $75,817.

From 2019 to 2023, Melbourne's population grew 5.2% from 81,468 to 85,718, while its median home value rose 61.5% from $169,000 to $272,900.

The median resident is 42.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 14.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,718
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,504
Median home value: $272,900
Median gross rent: $1,411
Housing units: 40,709
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,46885,718

Median household income

$48,673$64,504

Median home value

$169,000$272,900

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,411

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,468	$48,673	$169,000	$1,030
2020	82,281	$51,934	$186,000	$1,087
2021	83,500	$55,543	$200,900	$1,159
2022	84,982	$60,917	$247,300	$1,303
2023	85,718	$64,504	$272,900	$1,411

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,878	4.5%
5 to 17	11,394	13.3%
18 to 24	8,333	9.7%
25 to 34	12,184	14.2%
35 to 44	9,524	11.1%
45 to 54	9,301	10.9%
55 to 64	11,738	13.7%
65 to 74	10,716	12.5%
75 and over	8,650	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	60,197	70.2%
Black or African American	8,226	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.0%
Asian	2,746	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	36	0.0%
Some other race	284	0.3%
Two or more races	4,073	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,124	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,428	7.1%
High school graduate	16,074	25.9%
Some college or associate's	20,954	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	13,188	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7,469	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,800	73.6%
Carpooled	2,880	7.4%
Public transit	507	1.3%
Walked	1,057	2.7%
Bicycle	204	0.5%
Worked from home	5,144	13.1%
Other means	544	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,817	28.9%
15 to 29 min	15,363	45.2%
30 to 44 min	5,604	16.5%
45 to 59 min	1,501	4.4%
60+ min	1,707	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 14.9% (12,311 of 82,367)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,700	54.8%
Nonfamily households	16,254	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,954	88.3%
Vacant	4,755	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,667	60.3%
Renter-occupied	14,287	39.7%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,370	57.4%
1-unit, attached	2,308	5.7%
2 to 4 units	3,000	7.4%
5 to 19 units	7,087	17.4%
20 or more units	3,285	8.1%
Mobile home & other	1,659	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1243975
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 44 sq mi
Water area: 5.82 sq mi
Center point: 28.1104, -80.6627