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Children under 18 in West Melbourne
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
133 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Education
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Tourism
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Climate
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Latest value · 2024
20.9%
−0.9 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
133 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−1.1 pp
vs Brevard County
+2.9 pp
Brevard County: 18.1% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · West Melbourne · Brevard County · Florida · United States
−1.1 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
West 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 West Melbourne · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
20.9% · 2024
First value
22.7% · 2013
Highest
23.7% · 2021
Lowest
20.9% · 2024
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | West Melbourne | Change | Brevard County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 20.9% | −0.9 pp | 18.1% | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 21.8% | −0.3 pp | 18.2% | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 22.0% | −1.6 pp | 18.1% | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 23.7% | +0.5 pp | 18.4% | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 23.2% | +0.3 pp | 18.3% | 19.9% | — |
| 2019estimate | 22.9% | −0.6 pp | 18.4% | 20.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 23.6% | +0.2 pp | 18.5% | 20.1% | — |
| 2017estimate | 23.4% | −0.3 pp | 18.7% | 20.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 23.6% | +1.5 pp | 18.8% | 20.4% | — |
| 2015estimate | 22.1% | +0.1 pp | 18.9% | 20.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 22.0% | −0.7 pp | 19.1% | 20.8% | — |
| 2013estimate | 22.7% | 19.4% | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Wabasso Beach | 0.0% | |
| 390 | Pineland | 0.0% | |
| 389 | Manasota Key | 0.0% | |
| 388 | Horseshoe Beach | 0.0% | |
| 387 | Captiva | 0.0% | |
| 386 | Steinhatchee | 0.0% | |
| 385 | Longboat Key | 1.1% | |
| 384 | Juno Beach | 1.4% | |
| 383 | Hutchinson Island South | 1.6% | |
| 382 | Micco | 2.0% | |
| 381 | Hillsboro Beach | 2.1% | |
| 380 | Fort Myers Beach | 2.6% | |
| 379 | Homosassa | 2.7% | |
| 378 | St Leo | 2.7% | |
| 377 | South Palm Beach | 3.0% | |
| 376 | Daytona Beach Shores | 3.6% | |
| 375 | Highland Beach | 3.8% | |
| 374 | Bokeelia | 4.2% | |
| 373 | The Meadows | 4.5% | |
| 372 | Lauderdale-By-The-Sea | 4.6% | |
| 371 | Treasure Island | 4.6% | |
| 370 | Madeira Beach | 4.8% | |
| 369 | Mexico Beach | 5.2% | |
| 368 | St James City | 5.2% | |
| 367 | Jupiter Island | 5.2% | |
| … | |||
| 96 | Lutz | 23.1% | |
| 95 | Miramar | 23.1% | |
| 94 | Shalimar | 23.1% | |
| 93 | West Melbourne | 23.2% | |
| 92 | Molino | 23.2% | |
| 91 | Pensacola | 23.2% | |
| 90 | Royal Palm Beach | 23.3% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020
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: West Melbourne
Population
31,285
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
1,108
2025
Median age
39.4
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
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