Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach, Florida
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| Males: 3,613 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 3,694 |  (50.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 53.1 years |
| Florida median age: | 38.7 years |
Zip code: 32951
| Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach: | $101,512 |
| FL: | $69,303 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $68,183 (it was $34,932 in 2000)
Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $618,236 (it was $160,800 in 2000)
| Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach: | $618,236 |
| FL: | $354,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $380,184; detached houses: $402,429; townhouses or other attached units: $427,011; in 2-unit structures: $268,666; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,385; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $377,032; mobile homes: $99,770; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $140,483
Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach, FL residents, houses, and apartments details
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- 6,28896.2%White alone
- 1271.9%Hispanic
- 550.8%Asian alone
- 270.4%Two or more races
- 190.3%Black alone
- 100.2%American Indian alone
- 40.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 30.05%Other race alone
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 6.95 square miles.
Population density: 1,051 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach CCD: | 1.2% ($1,919) |
| Florida: | 1.4% ($1,262) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Palm Bay, FL 
(8.9 miles , pop. 79,413).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (119.2 miles , pop. 303,447).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (886.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Grant-Valkaria, FL (2.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 27.97 N, Longitude: 80.51 W
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Florida: | 2.9% |
- Professional, scientific, technical services (10.3%)
- Health care (9.9%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (8.4%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.7%)
- Construction (11.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (10.9%)
- Transportation equipment (8.1%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (5.6%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (5.1%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Health care (4.9%)
- Health care (16.7%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (12.3%)
- Educational services (11.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.6%)
- Personal & laundry services (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6.4%)
- Engineers (4.8%)
- Registered nurses (4.1%)
- Top executives (3.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.3%)
- Engineers (8.4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8.3%)
- Top executives (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.6%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (3.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (13.4%)
- Registered nurses (8.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.6%)
- Personal appearance workers (4.6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
Average climate in Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 57.0. This is better than average.
| City: | 57.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 32.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.6 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 17.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 17.2 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.48. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.48 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/4/1966, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.1 miles away from the Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach place center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/19/1972, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.1 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 394.9 miles away from Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 154.0 miles away from Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 157.7 miles away from Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 158.2 miles away from Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 140.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/2016 at 17:10:48, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 152.1 miles away from Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Brevard County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 15, Fires: 6, Tropical Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach:
- PALM BAY KIDNEY CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; PALM BAY, FL)
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; BAREFOOT BAY, FL)
- ANCHOR CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; PALM BAY, FL)
- PALMS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER, THE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; PALM BAY, FL)
- A PHYSICIAN'S CHOICE HOME HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; PALM BAY, FL)
- RENAL CARE GROUP - BREVARD (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; MELBOURNE, FL)
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; SEBASTIAN, FL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach:
- Florida Institute of Technology-Online (about 10 miles; Melbourne, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,046)
- Florida Institute of Technology (about 10 miles; Melbourne, FL; FT enrollment: 4,452)
- Eastern Florida State College (about 33 miles; Cocoa, FL; FT enrollment: 12,053)
- Indian River State College (about 40 miles; Fort Pierce, FL; FT enrollment: 12,211)
- Florida Technical College (about 59 miles; Orlando, FL; FT enrollment: 4,907)
- University of Central Florida (about 61 miles; Orlando, FL; FT enrollment: 51,457)
- Universal Technical Institute-Auto Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics Institute Division-Orlando (about 63 miles; Orlando, FL; FT enrollment: 4,338)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Brevard County Fire Rescue Station 65 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Nancy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.1 people |
| Florida: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 67.4% |
| Whole state: | 65.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.5% |
| This place: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach:
- Never married: 12.6%
- Now married: 69.3%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 11.1%
For population 25 years and over in Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach:
- High school or higher: 93.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.5 |
| Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach, FL (based on Brevard County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 75,893 | 265 |
| Catholic | 64,831 | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant | 30,877 | 64 |
| Other | 11,113 | 41 |
| Black Protestant | 5,449 | 25 |
| Orthodox | 1,267 | 5 |
| None | 353,946 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 81
| Brevard County: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
| This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 75
| Brevard County: | 1.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 186
| Brevard County: | 3.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 407
| Brevard County: | 7.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Brevard County: | 10.3% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Brevard County: | 23.3% |
| Florida: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Brevard County: | 9.0% |
| Florida: | 14.0% |
7.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($76,050 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.86% |
| Florida average: | 8.80% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($493 average AGI)
Brevard County: 0.06% Florida average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Orange County, FL |  0.57% ($59,663 average AGI) |
| from Broward County, FL | 0.26% ($56,386) |
| from Indian River County, FL | 0.20% ($46,116) |
5.62% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,226 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.62% |
| Florida average: | 7.45% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($434 average AGI)
Brevard County: 0.05% Florida average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Orange County, FL | 0.45% ($56,036 average AGI) |
| to Indian River County, FL | 0.20% ($64,294) |
| to Volusia County, FL | 0.17% ($68,251) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach:
- WMEL (920 AM; 5 kW; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: TWIN TOWERS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WINT (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMMB (1240 AM; 1 kW; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
- WTIR (1300 AM; 5 kW; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach:
- WAOA-FM (107.1 FM; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSJZ-FM (95.9 FM; SEBASTIAN, FL; Owner: SEBASTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEJF (90.3 FM; PALM BAY, FL; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WGNX (99.7 FM; VERO BEACH, FL; Owner: VERO BEACH FM RADIO PARTNERSHIP)
- WCIF (106.3 FM; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
- W232AZ (94.3 FM; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
- WBVD (95.1 FM; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOSN (97.1 FM; INDIAN RIVER SHORES, FL; Owner: VERO BEACH BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- WHTQ (96.5 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WJRR (101.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSHE (100.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTKS-FM (104.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFIT (89.5 FM; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: THE FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
- WWKA (92.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WOMX-FM (105.1 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WQOL (103.7 FM; VERO BEACH, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLRQ-FM (99.3 FM; COCOA, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGYL (93.7 FM; VERO BEACH, FL; Owner: VERO BEACH BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- WCZR (101.7 FM; VERO BEACH, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHKR (102.7 FM; ROCKLEDGE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach:
- W46DB (Channel 46; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WTGL-TV (Channel 52; COCOA, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBCC (Channel 68; COCOA, FL; Owner: BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSCF-LP (Channel 31; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: JAMES J. CHLADEK)
- W16AJ (Channel 16; MELBOURNE, ETC., FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W26BN (Channel 26; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES/AMERICA)
- W59CX (Channel 59; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMVJ-LP (Channel 29; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOPX (Channel 56; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: PAXSON ORLANDO LICENSE, INC.)
- WFTV (Channel 9; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOTF (Channel 43; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA ORLANDO, INC.)
- WACX (Channel 55; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
- WKCF (Channel 18; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLCB-TV (Channel 45; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKMG-TV (Channel 6; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS ORLANDO, INC.)
- WRBW (Channel 65; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WTCE (Channel 21; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CNG, INC.)
- WWCI-CA (Channel 10; VERO BEACH, FL; Owner: V-1 PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- W60CE (Channel 60; SEBRING, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W04CN (Channel 4; COCOA, ETC., FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 93.9%Electricity
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Utility gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Solar energy
- 89.6%Electricity
- 5.3%Wood
- 3.2%Utility gas
- 1.9%No fuel used
Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Melbourne Shores-Floridana Beach on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other sales and related workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: personal appearance workers (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: personal and laundry services (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: air transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: broadcasting and telecommunications (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: real estate and rental and leasing (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: registered nurses (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents (pop. 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #75 (32951) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of returns reporting salary or wage in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"