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Florida·Brevard County
25 tracts·77K people·$306K median·1,739/mi²
White 68 · Hispanic 12 · Black 10 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 36 · Other 27
Manufacturing 30 · Health 23 · Professional 21 · Retail 13 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 13 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Melbourne is $306,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Melbourne has 86,576 residents across 20 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 42.5; the population is 68.4% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Black, 5.8% Multiracial, 3.1% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 34.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (76%), SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (68%) and CROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (58%) lead the elementary schools; LYNDON B. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (55%) and STONE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL (41%) lead the middle schools; WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (97%), MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (54%) and EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL (37%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,525/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Melbourne is $66,991 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Melbourne, median rent is $1,525/month and the median home value is $306,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Melbourne reported 9.0 violent crimes and 30.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 55°F; there are 124 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Melbourne are lightning (96), strong wind (77) and tornado (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Melbourne, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).