Language Spoken At Home in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 72,531 | 100% |
English only | 64,373 | 88.8% |
Language other than English | 8,158 | 11.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,480 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 4,293 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,375 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,298 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 415 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,162 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 582 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 405 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 108 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,609 | 100% |
American | 9,732 | 12.7% |
Arab | 429 | 0.6% |
Czech | 325 | 0.4% |
Danish | 149 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,636 | 2.1% |
English | 8,922 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 3,011 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 680 | 0.9% |
German | 12,314 | 16.1% |
Greek | 494 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 304 | 0.4% |
Irish | 11,461 | 15.0% |
Italian | 6,242 | 8.1% |
Lithuanian | 109 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,067 | 1.4% |
Polish | 2,678 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 321 | 0.4% |
Russian | 527 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,048 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 2,062 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 196 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 276 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 963 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 133 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 164 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 524 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 969 | 1.3% |
Households By Type in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 33,120 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,109 | 54.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,838 | 20.6% |
Married-couple family | 13,124 | 39.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,281 | 12.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,337 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 529 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,648 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,028 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 15,011 | 45.3% |
Householder living alone | 12,972 | 39.2% |
65 years and over | 5,265 | 15.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,635 | 23.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,261 | 34.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 73,972 | 100% |
Householder | 33,120 | 44.8% |
Spouse | 13,142 | 17.8% |
Child | 19,242 | 26.0% |
Other relatives | 3,720 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 4,748 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,900 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 31,395 | 100% |
Never married | 10,553 | 33.6% |
Now married, except separated | 14,057 | 44.8% |
Separated | 530 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,564 | 5.0% |
Divorced | 4,691 | 14.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 33,619 | 100% |
Never married | 7,837 | 23.3% |
Now married, except separated | 13,886 | 41.3% |
Separated | 809 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 4,814 | 14.3% |
Divorced | 6,273 | 18.7% |
Fertility in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 732 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 186 | 25.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,283 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 556 | 43.3% |
Less than 1 year | 153 | 11.9% |
1 or 2 years | 87 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 95 | 7.4% |
5 or more years | 221 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 556 | 100% |
Who are female | 420 | 75.5% |
Who are married | 288 | 51.8% |
School Enrollment in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,431 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 916 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 942 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,130 | 35.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,832 | 16.2% |
College or graduate school | 6,611 | 37.9% |
Educational Attainment in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 55,366 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,084 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,524 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,116 | 30.9% |
Some college, no degree | 12,875 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 5,559 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,146 | 16.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,062 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.7% |
Veteran Status in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 62,490 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,882 | 15.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 75,738 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,082 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 13,978 | 100% |
With a disability | 473 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 46,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,218 | 11.3% |
65 years and over | 15,480 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,391 | 34.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 75,875 | 100% |
Same house | 63,186 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,049 | 15.9% |
Same county | 8,058 | 10.6% |
Different county | 3,991 | 5.3% |
Same state | 1,473 | 1.9% |
Different state | 2,518 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 640 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,609 | 100% |
Native | 68,842 | 89.9% |
Born in United States | 66,795 | 87.2% |
State of residence | 24,881 | 32.5% |
Different state | 41,914 | 54.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,047 | 2.7% |
Foreign born | 7,767 | 10.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,767 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,056 | 52.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,711 | 47.8% |
Year of Entry in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,814 | 100% |
Native | 2,047 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 27 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,020 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 7,767 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 366 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,401 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Melbourne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,767 | 100% |
Europe | 1,935 | 24.9% |
Asia | 1,978 | 25.5% |
Africa | 288 | 3.7% |
Oceania | 48 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 3,055 | 39.3% |
Northern America | 463 | 6.0% |