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Children under 18 in Melbourne
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
201 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 15, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
17.6%
−0.2 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
201 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.2 pp
vs Brevard County
−0.4 pp
Brevard County: 18.1% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Melbourne · Brevard County · Florida · United States
+0.2 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Melbourne
Brevard County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Melbourne · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
17.6% · 2024
First value
17.4% · 2013
Highest
18.1% · 2021
Lowest
16.7% · 2016
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Melbourne | Change | Brevard County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 17.6% | −0.2 pp | 18.1% | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 17.8% | +0.2 pp | 18.2% | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 17.7% | −0.4 pp | 18.1% | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 18.1% | +0.3 pp | 18.4% | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 17.8% | +0.4 pp | 18.3% | 19.9% | — |
| 2019estimate | 17.4% | −0.1 pp | 18.4% | 20.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 17.5% | +0.7 pp | 18.5% | 20.1% | — |
| 2017estimate | 16.9% | +0.1 pp | 18.7% | 20.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 16.7% | −0.3 pp | 18.8% | 20.4% | — |
| 2015estimate | 17.0% | −0.3 pp | 18.9% | 20.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 17.4% | +0.0 pp | 19.1% | 20.8% | — |
| 2013estimate | 17.4% | 19.4% | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Alva | 22.3% | |
| 361 | Anna Maria | 4.8% | |
| 218 | Apalachicola | 17.2% | |
| 56 | Apollo Beach | 24.9% | |
| 194 | Atlantic Beach | 17.9% | |
| 323 | Atlantis | 9.8% | |
| 165 | Ave Maria | 19.4% | |
| 135 | Aventura | 20.7% | |
| 156 | Bagdad | 19.8% | |
| 185 | Bal Harbour | 18.5% | |
| 183 | Baldwin | 18.6% | |
| 13 | Bay Harbor Islands | 31.1% | |
| 352 | Bay Pines | 6.1% | |
| 208 | Bayonet Point | 17.5% | |
| 154 | Bayshore Gardens | 19.9% | |
| 29 | Bell | 28.1% | |
| 40 | Belle Glade | 26.2% | |
| 284 | Belleair | 13.5% | |
| 298 | Belleair Beach | 12.6% | |
| 326 | Belleair Bluffs | 9.7% | |
| 105 | Bellview | 22.0% | |
| 270 | Beverly Hills | 14.7% | |
| 274 | Big Pine Key | 14.3% | |
| 1 | Biscayne Park | 41.4% | |
| 95 | Bloomingdale | 22.4% | |
| … | |||
| 6 | Masaryktown | 33.2% | |
| 289 | Matlacha | 13.4% | |
| 329 | Medley | 9.3% | |
| 201 | Melbourne | 17.6% | |
| 264 | Melbourne Beach | 15.0% | |
| 259 | Melbourne Village | 15.2% | |
| 217 | Merritt Island | 17.2% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Statistics: Melbourne
Population
87,097
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
761
2025
Median age
42.5
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
22.5%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Net domestic migration
9,403
2025 · Brevard County