Melbourne Beach is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,306 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Melbourne Beach is the 370th largest community in Florida.

Melbourne Beach is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.26% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Melbourne Beach is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Melbourne Beach who work in management occupations (16.28%), office and administrative support jobs (13.66%), and sales jobs (13.52%).

Also of interest is that Melbourne Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Melbourne Beach are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Melbourne Beach doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Melbourne Beach Information and Demographics

The population of Melbourne Beach is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 44.22% of adults in Melbourne Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Melbourne Beach in 2000 was $31,489, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,956 for a family of four. However, Melbourne Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Melbourne Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Melbourne Beach is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Melbourne Beach include Italian, English, Irish, German, Polish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, French Canadian, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Melbourne Beach is English. Some people also speak Spanish.