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Population in Melbourne

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 28 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Melbourne Brevard County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 87,097 −0.3% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 28 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +8.7% +0.9% a year on average
share of Brevard County 13.1% Brevard County: 663,982 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+8.7% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Melbourne 87,097
Brevard County 664K
Florida 23M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Melbourne · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 87,097 · 2025
First value 76,406 · 2010
Highest 87,378 · 2024
Lowest 76,406 · 2010
Average change +0.9% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearMelbourneChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 87,097 −0.3% 664K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 87,378 +0.0% 656K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 87,371 +0.7% 646K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 86,763 +0.8% 632K 22M 334M 8B
2021 86,086 +1.2% 618K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 85,090 +1.1% 609K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 84,170 +0.6% 601K 21M — 7.8B
2018 83,705 +1.0% 595K 21M — 7.7B
2017 82,871 +1.6% 588K 21M — 7.6B
2016 81,587 +1.9% 577K 21M — 7.5B
2015 80,101 +1.5% 566K 20M — 7.4B
2014 78,903 +1.3% 556K 20M — 7.4B
2013 77,873 +0.9% 550K 20M — 7.3B
2012 77,186 +0.6% 547K 19M — 7.2B
2011 76,722 +0.4% 544K 19M — 7.1B
2010 76,406 544K 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Jacksonville 929K
2 Miami 438K
3 Tampa 381K
4 St. Petersburg 257K
5 Hialeah 227K
6 Port St. Lucie 192K
7 Cape Coral 185K
8 Fort Lauderdale 181K
9 Pembroke Pines 170K
10 Hollywood 153K
11 Miramar 135K
12 Coral Springs 134K
13 Clearwater 117K
14 Palm Bay 116K
15 West Palm Beach 115K
16 Miami Gardens 113K
17 Pompano Beach 111K
18 Davie 105K
19 Sunrise 97,190
20 Boca Raton 97,152
21 Deltona 91,640
22 Plantation 90,591
23 Palm Coast 85,743
24 Miami Beach 85,392
25 Deerfield Beach 85,378
26 Melbourne 83,705
27 Largo 82,983
28 Fort Myers 79,161
29 Homestead 78,500
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2018

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.