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. West Melbourne has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in West Melbourne, where the median household income is $90,521.00.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

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

The citizens of West Melbourne are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.43% of adults in West Melbourne have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

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.