Melbourne, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,787
Male Share of the Population	53.9%
Female Share of the Population	46.1%
Senior Citizens	23.6%
Employed Population 16+	656
Age of the Population	44

Families

% of people married	50.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	22.6%
Median Earnings25+	$34,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$19,444

Wealth

Median Family Income	$57,535
% Above Poverty Level	79.6%
% Below Poverty Level	20.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	11 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.9%
Median Gross Rent	$525
Median House Value	$81,000

Ancestry

Irish	17.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	14%
German	13.7%
Scottish	9%
Welsh	4.5%
Greek	2.9%
English	2.5%
Dutch	2%
Italian	1.5%
Polish	1.1%
Norwegian	0.6%
Canadian	0.6%
French Except Basque	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
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Melbourne Almanac

Category	Value
County	Izard County
Standard Zip Codes	72556
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	36.06
Approximate Longitude	-91.89

Melbourne Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MOUNTAIN VIEW
Distance	14.6 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 46 F
Apr Temp	46 to 71 F
Jul Temp	68 to 92 F
Oct Temp	47 to 74 F
Annual Precip	49.3 inches

Station	CALICO ROCK 2 WSW
Distance	15 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 46 F
Apr Temp	41 to 70 F
Jul Temp	64 to 91 F
Oct Temp	44 to 73 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Station	BATESVILLE LIVESTOCK
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 49 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 94 F
Oct Temp	50 to 76 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Calico Rock	2,176	$52,368
Franklin	156	$59,500
Horseshoe Bend	2,464	$36,167
Mount Pleasant	574	$41,641
Oxford	623	$48,333
Pineville	198	$46,719

Melbourne Public Schools

Melbourne Elementary School
303 School Dr
ZIP: 72556
Primary
Total Enrollment 347

Melbourne High School
2270 Lacrosse Rd
ZIP: 72556
High
Total Enrollment 370

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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