Melbourne Beach, FL Population

Overview

3,219

Total Population

53.4

Median age

49.08%

Female population %

103.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

79.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

302

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Melbourne Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Melbourne Beach is 53.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melbourne Beach's population under 18 was 18.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melbourne Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melbourne Beach, 15.81% were under the age of 15, 9.38% aged 15 to 29, 46.35% aged 30 to 64, 25.41% aged 65 to 84, and 3.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 less females than males in Melbourne Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.08% females and 50.92% males in Melbourne Beach, FL.
The Melbourne Beach, FL gender ratio is 103.7:100 i.e. 103.7 men to 100 women (1.037).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 159.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 173.

Melbourne Beach's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Melbourne Beach population: 94.56% are White, 1.43% are Asian and 4.01% are multiracial.
Melbourne Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 302 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,917 (90.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melbourne Beach is White with a population of 3,044 (94.56% of the total population).

Melbourne Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,339 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Melbourne Beach's population decreased by 223 (6.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melbourne Beach's population increased by 132 (4.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Melbourne Beach's population was lowest in year 2011 at 3,086.