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Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL Urban Area

553,332 Population
250.5 square miles 2,208.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

46 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,787 ±$1,595 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$79,586 ±$2,479 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.7% ±1.3% (52,742  ±6,986) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.1 minutes ±0.9 (5,667,795  ±267,552) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

224,087 ±4,861 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (544,294  ±5,747) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.8% ±0.9% (4,220  ±1,053) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

257,108 ±2,816 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$380,300 ±$6,809 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±1.3% (71,373  ±6,911.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.7% ±2.5% (390,595  ±11,224.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.4% ±1.6% (155,797  ±6,786.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.6% ±0.9% (58,891  ±5,123) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

10.8% ±0.8% (49,203  ±3,452) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
49,203 Total veterans ±3,452 43,485 Male ±3,107 5,718 Female ±1,439

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