Melbourne, KY Population

Overview

499

Total Population

55.3

Median age

55.31%

Female population %

80.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

89.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Melbourne is 55.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melbourne's population under 18 was 18.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melbourne's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melbourne, 17.84% were under the age of 15, 10.02% aged 15 to 29, 42.69% aged 30 to 64, 28.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 more females than males in Melbourne:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.31% females and 44.69% males in Melbourne, KY.
The Melbourne, KY gender ratio is 80.8:100 i.e. 80.8 men to 100 women (0.808).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 53.

Melbourne's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Melbourne population: 94.19% are White, 0.40% are Black or African American and 5.41% are multiracial.
Melbourne's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 499 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melbourne is White with a population of 47 (94.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 485 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Melbourne's population increased by 34 (7.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melbourne's population decreased by 4 (0.87%), 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's population was lowest in year 2007 at 423.