West Melbourne is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 31,378 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 $92,986.00.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 office and administrative support (11.03%), management occupations (10.62%), and sales jobs (9.74%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.70% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Even though West Melbourne is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.West Melbourne is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.98% 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 $42,080, 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 $168,320 for a family of four. However, West Melbourne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Melbourne is an extremely 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 15.22% 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 Vietnamese.
