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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Melbourne

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 198 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Education & commute · Melbourne Brevard County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 34.7% +1.5 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 198 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +10.2 pp
vs Brevard County +0.5 pp Brevard County: 34.2% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Melbourne · Brevard County · Florida · United States
+10.2 pp since 2014
Melbourne Brevard County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Melbourne
34.7%
Brevard County
34.2%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Melbourne · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 34.7% · 2024
First value 25.3% · 2013
Highest 34.7% · 2024
Lowest 24.5% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearMelbourneChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 34.7% +1.5 pp 34.2% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 33.3% +1.1 pp 33.5% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 32.2% +1.2 pp 32.9% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 31.0% +0.1 pp 31.7% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 30.9% +2.4 pp 30.9% 30.5% —
2019estimate 28.5% +1.1 pp 30.2% 29.9% —
2018estimate 27.4% +1.4 pp 29.3% 29.2% —
2017estimate 26.0% +0.6 pp 28.4% 28.5% —
2016estimate 25.4% +0.8 pp 27.7% 27.9% —
2015estimate 24.7% +0.1 pp 27.3% 27.3% —
2014estimate 24.5% −0.8 pp 26.7% 26.8% —
2013estimate 25.3% 26.3% 26.4% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Key Biscayne 70.6%
2 South Beach 69.6%
3 Sea Ranch Lakes 69.4%
4 Golden Beach 69.1%
5 Indian River Shores 68.2%
6 Navarre Beach 65.2%
7 Sanibel 64.5%
8 Wabasso Beach 63.6%
9 Palm Beach 63.6%
10 Longboat Key 63.1%
11 St George Island 62.0%
12 Coral Gables 61.8%
13 Pinecrest 61.7%
14 Surfside 61.3%
15 Sawgrass 61.2%
16 Nocatee 60.4%
17 Sewall's Point 59.5%
18 Jupiter Island 59.2%
19 Weston 58.7%
20 Belleair 58.6%
21 Parkland 58.3%
22 Tierra Verde 58.1%
23 Westchase 58.1%
24 Highland Beach 57.9%
25 Hillsboro Beach 57.8%
…
207 Crystal River 26.0%
208 Sunrise 25.7%
209 Port Orange 25.6%
210 Melbourne 25.4%
211 Kendale Lakes 25.1%
212 Fort Myers 25.0%
213 Miami 25.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.