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estimate
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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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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | Alva | 18.2% | |
| 378 | Anna Maria | 3.1% | |
| 325 | Apalachicola | 10.5% | |
| 111 | Apollo Beach | 22.3% | |
| 228 | Atlantic Beach | 17.2% | |
| 340 | Atlantis | 8.7% | |
| 312 | Ave Maria | 11.4% | |
| 218 | Aventura | 17.5% | |
| 43 | Bagdad | 26.7% | |
| 263 | Bal Harbour | 15.7% | |
| 118 | Baldwin | 21.9% | |
| 16 | Bay Harbor Islands | 30.2% | |
| 259 | Bay Pines | 16.0% | |
| 245 | Bayonet Point | 16.7% | |
| 145 | Bayshore Gardens | 20.9% | |
| 62 | Bell | 25.2% | |
| 33 | Belle Glade | 27.8% | |
| 301 | Belleair | 13.0% | |
| 302 | Belleair Beach | 12.9% | |
| 284 | Belleair Bluffs | 13.7% | |
| 126 | Bellview | 21.5% | |
| 242 | Beverly Hills | 16.8% | |
| 222 | Big Pine Key | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Biscayne Park | 39.4% | |
| 100 | Bloomingdale | 23.0% | |
| … | |||
| 148 | Warrington | 20.7% | |
| 61 | Wellington | 25.2% | |
| 48 | Wesley Chapel | 26.1% | |
| 87 | West Melbourne | 23.7% | |
| 230 | West Miami | 17.2% | |
| 220 | West Palm Beach | 17.5% | |
| 103 | West Park | 22.9% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021
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