What share of adults smoke in Melbourne?

An estimated 14.4% of adults in Melbourne smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 240th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Melbourne, Florida: official figures

9.8% of residents of Melbourne (8,372 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 268th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Florida: 11.5%).

Residents without health insurance

9.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

35.1%

2023

How many children in Melbourne are uninsured?

In Melbourne, 7.0% of children under 19 and 14.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in Melbourne are on Medicaid?

12.3% of residents of Melbourne under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 243rd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Florida: 14.8%).

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How many people in Melbourne have a disability?

17.3% of residents of Melbourne (14,736 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 70th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Florida: 13.7%); 8.4% had two or more types of disability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many older people in Melbourne have a disability?

By age, 39.5% of residents of Melbourne aged 65 and over, 12.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.4% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).

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What is the obesity rate in Melbourne, Florida?

An estimated 35.1% of adults in Melbourne had obesity in 2023, joint 313th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How common is diabetes in Melbourne?

An estimated 10.8% of adults in Melbourne had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 387th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How is mental health in Melbourne?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Melbourne reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 188th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Melbourne have high blood pressure?

In Melbourne, an estimated 32.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 23.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 359th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate for physical inactivity (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Melbourne see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 75.7% of adults in Melbourne had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 347th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How Melbourne compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Melbourne ranks 268 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
265	Georgetown	9.8%
266	Moore	9.8%
267	Roanoke	9.8%
268	Melbourne	9.8%
269	Delray Beach	9.8%
270	Aurora	9.8%
271	Chicago	9.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Melbourne ranks 70 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
67	Akron	17.3%
68	Topeka	17.3%
69	Toledo	17.3%
70	Melbourne	17.3%
71	Council Bluffs	17.2%
72	Daytona Beach	17.2%
73	Gresham	17.1%

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Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Melbourne ranks 317 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
314	Gainesville	35.1%
315	Nampa	35.1%
316	Albany	35.1%
317	Melbourne	35.1%
318	Apple Valley	35.1%
319	Blaine	35.0%
320	Turlock	35.0%

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Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Melbourne ranks 393 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
390	Visalia	10.8%
391	Clearwater	10.8%
392	Champaign	10.8%
393	Melbourne	10.8%
394	Whittier	10.8%
395	Miami Beach	10.8%
396	Grand Island	10.8%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Melbourne ranks 244 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
241	Bridgeport	14.4%
242	Tyler	14.4%
243	Redding	14.4%
244	Melbourne	14.4%
245	Greenwood	14.4%
246	Port Orange	14.4%
247	St. Paul	14.3%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Melbourne ranks 196 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
193	Clearwater	18.6%
194	Sparks	18.6%
195	Yakima	18.6%
196	Melbourne	18.6%
197	Sioux City	18.6%
198	Bloomington	18.6%
199	Wilmington	18.6%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C18108: Age by Number of Disabilities (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 8116247db31952c99ba053e6b0c767675a9674703b6b32e7705f1e4952f3b426), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b8f09efa878c…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B27010: Types of Health Insurance Coverage by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 2ceba99dada3ec1042310e1dc1f00bcc819de765c3143028aa000df025012a69), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3db662ef4cb3…)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: PLACES: Place Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release: model-based age-adjusted prevalence among adults, for every place (data.cdc.gov API, columns used), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2174bcc660f…)

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