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Unified School District · AR

Melbourne School District

Melbourne School District is a unified school district in Arkansas with a community population of 5,528. The median household income is $49,634 and the median age is 46.7.

5,528

Population

22

People / sq mi

$49,634

Median Income

46.7

Median Age

Melbourne School District covers 256 sq mi of land at 21.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White96.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian52.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$49,634

Median Household Income

$26,599

Per Capita Income

15.7%

Poverty Rate

1.7%

Unemployment

Housing

$167,500

Median Home Value

$599

Median Rent

75.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

88.9%

High School+

22.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Melbourne School District serves a community with a population of 5,528 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Arkansas.

The median household income in Melbourne School District is $49,634, with a per capita income of $26,599. The poverty rate is 15.7%.

Melbourne School District is 96.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 52.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Melbourne School District, 88.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 22.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Melbourne School District is $167,500, with a median rent of $599. The homeownership rate is 75.0%.

Data for Melbourne School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0509720).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.