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Population (year 2000): 794. Estimated
population in July 2005: 795 (+0.1% change)
Males: 388 (48.9%), Females: 406 (51.1%)
Marshall County
Zip code:
50162
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $47,019 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,400 (year 2000)
Races in Melbourne:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Ancestries: German (42.3%), Irish (15.0%),
United States (9.3%), English (7.9%), Dutch (5.0%), Norwegian
(2.8%).
Elevation: 1039 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Melbourne
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 1.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Melbourne city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+5.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Melbourne:
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 16
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; NEWTON, IA)
- STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; NEVADA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Melbourne:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 48 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 65 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 75 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melbourne:
- MARSHALLTOWN MUNI (about 17 miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA;
ID: MIW)
- NEWTON MUNI (about 20 miles; NEWTON, IA; ID: TNU)
- ELDORA MUNI (about 26 miles; ELDORA, IA; ID: 6C0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Melbourne:
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; AMES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 66 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Library in Melbourne:
- MELBOURNE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$19,447; Location: 613 MAIN ST; 15,709 books; 344 audio
materials; 190 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)
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