Postal Codes

32901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 32901 covers Melbourne, Florida, with a population of about 28,565 and a median household income of $50,646.

Population
28,5652,368 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$50,64629% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
20.8%8.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$269,079up 16.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,34914% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
30.8%4.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
51.3%13.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,178

Where 32901 is

Melbourne, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population28,565
Median age42.3
Family households52.8%
Born outside the US14%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.8%
White (non-Hispanic)62.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.8%
Veterans11.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$50,646
Income per person$30,336
Poverty rate20.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.5%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k7.7%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more3.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed11,490
Mean adjusted gross income$57,581
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k36.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$244,500
Median gross rent$1,349
Rent as a share of household income35%
Owner-occupied51.3%
Vacant homes14.2%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house50%
Attached house4.1%
2 to 4 units8.7%
5 to 19 units16.6%
20 or more units12.5%
Mobile home8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$269,079as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.2%
Typical asking rent$1,707as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 20.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$293,086$83,912

$83,912 in 2000 to $269,079 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,714$1,118

$1,118 in 2018 to $1,707 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%
High school diploma or higher90%
Works from home12.5%
Drives to work alone72.9%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.2% 9.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,178
People employed28,606
Annual payroll$1,513,533,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 88.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.7 out of 100
Community resilience51.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$50,646$71,711$78,538
Income per person$30,336$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate20.8%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$244,500$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,349$1,564$1,348
Homeownership51.3%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.5%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US14%21.4%13.9%
Median age42.342.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMELBOURNE INTL AP, FL US3.7 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January71.8°F / 51.7°F2.63 in rain
February74°F / 54°F1.98 in rain
March77.1°F / 57.7°F2.69 in rain
April80.9°F / 62.8°F2.29 in rain
May84.9°F / 68.6°F3.53 in rain
June88.1°F / 73.1°F7.1 in rain
July89.7°F / 73.7°F6.5 in rain
August89.3°F / 74.7°F6.67 in rain
September87.6°F / 73.7°F7.63 in rain
October83.5°F / 69°F4.86 in rain
November77.3°F / 60.8°F2.55 in rain
December73.9°F / 55.6°F2.36 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket83% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Brevard County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability13.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

32902 Melbourne, FL2 km away
32912 Melbourne, FL2 km away
32919 Melbourne, FL2 km away
32936 Melbourne, FL2 km away
32906 Palm Bay, FL3 km away
32905 Palm Bay, FL4.7 km away
32910 Palm Bay, FL4.9 km away
32911 Palm Bay, FL4.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Brevard County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.06 sq mi
Water area2.21 sq mi
Population density2,368 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude28.0691, -80.6200

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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