| | People QuickFacts | Melbourne | Florida |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 76,095 | 19,057,542 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 76,068 | 18,801,311 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.0% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 76,068 | 18,801,310 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 18.3% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 20.0% | 17.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.5% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 80.9% | 75.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 10.3% | 16.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.1% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.1% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 8.9% | 22.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 75.1% | 57.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.9% | 83.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.4% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 11.0% | 26.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.2% | 85.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 24.9% | 25.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.4 | 25.7 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 62.6% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 33.2% | 30.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $166,300 | $205,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 33,377 | 7,152,844 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.22 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,274 | $26,551 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $41,471 | $47,661 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.9% | 13.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Melbourne | Florida |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,547 | 2,009,589 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.2% | 9.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.8% | 22.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.2% | 28.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,784,613 | 104,832,907 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 675,698 | 221,641,518 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,695,416 | 262,341,127 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,908 | $14,353 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 165,764 | 41,922,059 |