Arkansas · Census place 45080
Melbourne, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Melbourne, Arkansas (Melbourne, AR — Census place “Melbourne city”) is 2,227 residents, ranking #140 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $34,303, the median home is worth $203,000 and median gross rent runs $620 a month. Looking for the Melbourne Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Melbourne, AR: 72556.
- Population
- 2,227Melbourne city residents
- Median household income
- $34,303Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $203,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $620Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.1%Owner-occupied households
Melbourne ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Melbourne.
The Melbourne AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Melbourne city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Melbourne city median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.4% of residents and 55.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Melbourne city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Melbourne city is a small town in Arkansas, with 2,227 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #140 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 35.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Melbourne city earn a median of $34,303 a year, 56.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 30% below the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 36.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Melbourne city is valued at $203,000, 33.1% below the national figure and 57% above the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $620 a month, 55.9% below the national figure, or roughly $7,440 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 55.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Gassville city 2,216
- Star City city 2,234
- Carlisle city 2,175
- Marked Tree city 2,235
- Smackover city 2,137
- Fairfield Bay city 2,247
- Danville city 2,123
- Eureka Springs city 2,269
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Melbourne city?
- Melbourne city has 2,227 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #140 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in Melbourne city?
- Median household income in Melbourne city is $34,303 a year, 56.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Melbourne city?
- Median gross rent is $620 a month and the median home value is $203,000, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
- Is Melbourne city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Melbourne city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Melbourne city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.