What is the population of Melbourne city?

Melbourne city has 85,718 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Melbourne city?

Median household income in Melbourne city is $64,504 a year, 17.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Melbourne city?

Median gross rent is $1,411 a month and the median home value is $272,900, so rent absorbs about 26.2% of median household income.

Is Melbourne city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.2× 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 26.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Melbourne, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Melbourne, Florida (Melbourne, FL — Census place “Melbourne city”) is 85,718 residents, ranking #36 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $64,504, the median home is worth $272,900 and median gross rent runs $1,411 a month. Looking for the Melbourne Florida ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Melbourne, FL: 32901, 32903, 32934, 32935.

Population: 85,718Melbourne city residents
Median household income: $64,504Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $272,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,411Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 60.3%Owner-occupied households

Melbourne ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Melbourne.

The Melbourne FL ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. 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 26.2% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 60.3% 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, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Melbourne city is a small city in Florida, with 85,718 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #36 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 42.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Melbourne city earn a median of $64,504 a year, 17.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida 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 14.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Melbourne city is valued at $272,900, 10.1% below the national figure and 11% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,411 a month, essentially level with the national figure, or roughly $16,932 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.2% 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 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 60.3% 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.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Melbourne city?: Melbourne city has 85,718 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Melbourne city?: Median household income in Melbourne city is $64,504 a year, 17.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Melbourne city?: Median gross rent is $1,411 a month and the median home value is $272,900, so rent absorbs about 26.2% of median household income.
Is Melbourne city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× 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 26.2% 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 size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.