Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Melbourne Beach, FL

The map below shows majority race by area in Melbourne Beach, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Melbourne Beach racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Melbourne Beach, FL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Melbourne Beach overall is white, making up 88.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 5.3%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the northwest places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Melbourne Beach

 
Self-Identified Race
Melbourne Beach, FL Population
White
88.4%
Hispanic
5.3%
Black
0.2%
Asian
1.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Melbourne Beach, FL

The map below shows diversity in Melbourne Beach. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Melbourne Beach Diversity Score

21.3

More diverse than 48% of US cities

Melbourne Beach has a diversity score of 21.3: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Melbourne Beach is about average for diversity versus other US cities, more diverse than 48% of them. Within Melbourne Beach's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Melbourne Beach, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Melbourne Beach.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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