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Brevard County (Southwest)--Melbourne & West Melbourne Cities PUMA, FL

142,576 Population
317.6 square miles 448.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,982 ±$2,934 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$79,775 ±$7,280 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.8% ±2.6% (13,608  ±3,625) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.9 minutes ±0.6 (1,236,920  ±59,805) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

56,549 ±3,706 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.2 (138,643  ±7,528) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,130,724
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.4% ±2.4% (1,294  ±720) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

63,123 ±3,690 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$369,400 ±$13,797 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.2% ±3.1% (18,671  ±4,527.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.8% ±2.3% (99,272  ±6,112.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
36.3% ±3.1% (37,983  ±3,854.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

13% ±3.1% (16,827  ±3,977.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Florida: 30.1% 6,265,821 (±0.1% / ±19,500.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

8.2% ±1.7% (11,713  ±2,535) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

11.6% ±1.8% (13,310  ±2,219) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
13,310 Total veterans ±2,219 12,120 Male ±2,171 1,190 Female ±550

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