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Melbourne, Florida
8,424 Black residents · 9.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 84,678 people in Melbourne, Florida, and 8,424 of them — 9.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Melbourne is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 84,678 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,424 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 9.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 71 of 955 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Melbourne: 7,836 Black residents in 2010 and 8,424 in 2020. The population grew by 7.5%, and the Black share in Melbourne moved from 10.3% to 9.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Melbourne among Florida's 955 counted places, at rank 71 by Black population on a count of 8,424. The figures for Melbourne are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Melbourne, a place of 84,678, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Melbourne itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.