Melbourne’s public schools outperform 94% of Arkansas districts
The public schools Melbourne’s kids attend outperform 94% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state testsAll 3 schools →
Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Melbourne
About one in 4 of Melbourne’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Batesville (13%), Little Rock (5%) and Oxford (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Melbourne has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
An age mix much like Arkansas’s, and fewer college graduates
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Arkansas average. 13% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 26% across Arkansas.
40median age · AR 38.5
MelbourneArkansasUnited States
Ages · share of residents
14%
<1010–1718–2425–3435–4445–5455–6465–7475+
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma15%
High school39%
Some college22%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s9%
Graduate5%
Ages and education in Melbourne
Melbourne
AR
U.S.
Under 10
13.3%
12.3%
11.6%
10 to 17
8%
10.8%
10.3%
18 to 24
11.9%
9.4%
9.1%
25 to 34
11.6%
13%
13.7%
35 to 44
13.5%
12.7%
13.2%
45 to 54
9.7%
11.8%
12.2%
55 to 64
12.8%
12.5%
12.7%
65 to 74
11.4%
10.3%
10.2%
75 and older
7.8%
7.2%
7%
No diploma
14.7%
11.3%
10.4%
High school
38.7%
34.1%
26%
Some college
22%
20.7%
19.1%
Associate’s
11.2%
8.2%
8.8%
Bachelor’s
8.7%
16.3%
21.6%
Graduate
4.6%
9.5%
14.1%
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several pointsBy the numbers →
Melbourne is a city in and the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Melbourne had a population of 1,830. It is home to the main campus of Ozarka College.
