Property owners are taxed once a year. The tax bill includes non-ad valorem special assessments to support the general fund, waste disposal collection, emergency medical services, storm water maintenance, mosquito control, library fund, etc. Melbourne is the second largest city in Brevard County with a population of 64,191. The total county population is 427,000. Only 1 in 4 people were born here.
Retirees make up a large part of the population.
Employment throughout the county is diverse. Brevard County, originally known as Mosquito County, is Florida's longest county being 72 miles long, The county is best known for the Kennedy Space Center and the Canaveral National Seashore. Much of inland Brevard County is swampy, with the western county line being the St. Johns River. Holmes Medical Center is the major hospital for the area. It's located in the center of Melbourne and has a heart center, cancer center, hospice, and an air ambulance service.