West Melbourne is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 29,144 people and seven associated neighborhoods, West Melbourne is the 123rd largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in West Melbourne was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local West Melbourne economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in West Melbourne, where the median household income is $90,521.00.West Melbourne is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West Melbourne is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Melbourne who work in sales jobs (11.93%), management occupations (10.99%), and office and administrative support (9.82%). Also of interest is that West Melbourne has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in West Melbourne telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, West Melbourne does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.West Melbourne is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.43% of adults in West Melbourne have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in West Melbourne in 2022 was $40,196, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,784 for a family of four. However, West Melbourne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Melbourne is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Melbourne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Melbourne residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. West Melbourne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Melbourne include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in West Melbourne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
