Melbourne, FL
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Melbourne is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 84,678 people and 29 constituent neighborhoods, Melbourne is the 34th largest community in Florida.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Melbourne is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Melbourne is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Melbourne who work in office and administrative support (11.28%), sales jobs (9.99%), and management occupations (8.62%).
Also of interest is that 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 Melbourne telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.44% 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.
Another interesting thing about Melbourne, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Melbourne is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
The education level of Melbourne citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.93% of adults in Melbourne have at least a bachelor’s degree.
The per capita income in Melbourne in 2018 was $29,527, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,108 for a family of four. However, Melbourne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Melbourne is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Melbourne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Melbourne residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Melbourne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Melbourne include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Melbourne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
This information was found on Neighborhoodscout.com