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Merritt Island CCD, Brevard County, FL

46,372 Population
34.4 square miles 1,348.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Brevard County: 46.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$54,879 ±$3,391 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Brevard County: $44,108 ±$992
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Florida: $42,609 ±$179
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$93,715 ±$6,387 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Brevard County: $78,476 ±$1,054
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $74,568 ±$284
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.8% ±2.2% (4,028  ±1,001) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Brevard County: 10.2% 63,841 (±0.6% / ±3,608)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,759,397 (±0.1% / ±28,960)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.8 minutes ±0.9 (407,360  ±37,789) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Brevard County: 25.4 6,116,110 (±0.4 / ±131,280)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

18,513 ±719 Number of households
  • Brevard County: 257,695 ±1,860
  • Florida: 8,752,810 ±20,285
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (45,772  ±2,239) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Brevard County: 2.4 624,235 (±0 / ±118)
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,939,310
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.9% ±2.4% (557  ±201) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Brevard County: 4.6% † 5,765 (±0.5% / ±624)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

21,866 ±730 Number of housing units
  • Brevard County: 299,305 ±218
  • Florida: 10,256,470 ±942
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$422,800 ±$14,104 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Brevard County: $339,600 ±$3,715
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $359,000 ±$930
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±2.5% (5,537  ±1,195.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Brevard County: 12.7% 79,707 (±0.7% / ±4,149.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,039,847 (±0.1% / ±25,871.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.4% ±5.6% (33,547  ±1,312.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Brevard County: 93.3% 442,411 (±1.2% / ±5,551.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 90% 14,597,205 (±0.2% / ±39,237.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
39.3% ±1.7% (13,838  ±842.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Brevard County: 34.2% 162,224 (±0.7% / ±3,258.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 34.2% 5,541,467 (±0.1% / ±22,209.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7% ±1.1% (3,245  ±530) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Brevard County: 9.7% 61,540
  • about one-third of the rate in Florida: 21.9% 4,905,727
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

13.5% ±1% (5,097  ±450) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Brevard County: 12.6% 65,035 (±0.4% / ±1,980)
  • nearly double the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,327,071 (±0.1% / ±10,642)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
5,097 Total veterans ±450 4,476 Male ±452 621 Female ±155

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