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Melbourne, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Melbourne is a Census city of 627 people across 0.84 square miles of land, in Campbell County. Median household income is $80,000, 95.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Melbourne
What Melbourne is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land751 plus or minus 210
- County holding the largest share of its areaCampbell County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melbourne
How many people live in Melbourne
- Population627 plus or minus 175
- Median age46.5 plus or minus 16.5
- Population under 18165 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1826.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Population 65 and over162 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over25.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Households184 plus or minus 47
- Family households132 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families71.7 percent plus or minus 15.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melbourne
Income and work in Melbourne
- Median household income$80,000 plus or minus $22,095
- Per capita income$26,350 plus or minus $6,010
- Civilian labor force211 plus or minus 76
- Employed205 plus or minus 74
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over438 plus or minus 90
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.2 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melbourne
Housing in Melbourne
- Housing units200 plus or minus 50
- Occupied units184 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied175 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate95.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$166,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$638 plus or minus $289
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units185 plus or minus 50
- Share single family92.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more3.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melbourne
How Melbourne gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute172 plus or minus 64
- Commuting under 15 minutes34 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.8 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more60 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.9 percent
- Drove alone69.0 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.9 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Worked from home15.3 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Melbourne
Flood risk in Melbourne
- NFIP communityCity of Melbourne
- NFIP community number210250
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date03/03/14
The City of Melbourne participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210250 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Campbell County, not Melbourne
Campbell County context, not Melbourne figures
- Establishments in Campbell County1,743
- Covered employment, Campbell County31,709
- Average annual pay, Campbell County$57,401
- Housing units permitted, Campbell County249
Every figure in this section is published for Campbell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Melbourne.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Melbourne questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Melbourne, Kentucky?
627, in 184 households. Melbourne city covers 0.84 square miles of land, which is 751 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Melbourne in?
Campbell County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Melbourne?
$80,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,200. Median gross rent is $638 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Melbourne in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Melbourne appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Melbourne, city of, community 210250, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Melbourne figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Campbell County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Melbourne.
Is zoning published for Melbourne?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.