Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

125,166

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.7

0.562% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.04%

5.09% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$91,890

3.7% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL is home to a population of 125k people, from which 98% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.93% of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL residents were born outside of the country (8.68k people).

In 2024, there were 26.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (104k people) in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.92k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.9k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL are Spanish (5,205 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (803 households), and Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (588 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

62,381

Women

49.8%

62,852

Men

50.2%

The resident population of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL in 2024 was 125,233 inhabitants, with 50.2% men, and 49.8% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
104k ± 2.38k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.92k ± 683
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.9k ± 515

7.93%

Hispanic Population

9.93k people

7.93% of the people in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL are hispanic (9.93k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Philippines
792 ± 689 people
Canada
741 ± 666 people
Germany
505 ± 551 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was Philippines, the natal country of 792 Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL residents, followed by Canada with 741 and Germany with 505.

Foreign-Born Population

6.93%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8.68k people

6.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.39k people

As of 2024, 6.93% of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL residents (8.68k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was 6.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
5,205 households (4.31%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
803 households (0.666%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
588 households (0.487%)

8.64% of the households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was Spanish. 4.31% of the households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,392 ± 444
Gulf War (2001-)
2,934 ± 395
Gulf War (1990s)
2,143 ± 386

Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL.

Health

91.7% of the population of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL has health coverage, with 40% on employee plans, 7.13% on Medicaid, 20% on Medicare, 21% on non-group plans, and 3.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

1,370 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,370 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 13% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 29% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.28%

Uninsured

40%

Employer Coverage

7.13%

Medicaid

20%

Medicare

21%

Non-Group

3.57%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL grew by 3.75% from 7.98% to 8.28%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL employs 52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL were Restaurants & Food Services (3,113 people), Construction (2,994 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,775 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of companies & enterprises ($351,696), Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing ($271,344), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($258,498).

Males in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $85,255. The income inequality in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.504, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

23,143

Women

44.5%

28,832

Men

55.5%

The workforce of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL in 2024 was 51,975 people, with 44.5% woman, and 55.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

52k

2024 Value

0.396%

1 Year growth

± 0.396%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.396%, from 51.8k employees to 52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL, are Other managers (2,073 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,285 people), and Registered nurses (1,263 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

52k

2024 Value

0.396%

1 Year growth

± 0.396%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.396%, from 51.8k employees to 52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL, are Restaurants & Food Services (3,113 people), Construction (2,994 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,775 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,505

Median earning men ± $4,749

$47,893

Median earning women ± $2,458

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($142,778), Manufacturing ($119,508), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,778).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($111,944), Public Administration ($95,382), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,563).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Education

The student population of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 5 male students and 45 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL are White (47 and 68.1%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 13%), Black or African American (6 and 8.7%), and Two or More Races (6 and 8.7%).

The largest universities in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL by number of degrees awarded are Academy of Cosmetology (69 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL are Facial Treatment Specialist (18 and 26.1%), Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts (14 and 20.3%), and Massage Therapy (13 and 18.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2021 in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 50 (10% men and 90% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 50 students enrolled in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL, 10% men and 90% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 31 records, of which 96.8% were women and 3.23% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts
14 degrees awarded
Massage Therapy
13 degrees awarded
Barbering
10 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts with 14 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Academy of Cosmetology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

69 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Academy of Cosmetology with 69 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 14 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL, which is 0.255 times less than the 55 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 47 degrees mean that there were 5.22 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 9 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.621% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.401% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (27k), Some college (21.1k), and Graduate Degree (20.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was $463,300 in 2024, which is 1.39 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $427,400 to $463,300, a 8.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL is 78%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$463,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,766

$43,666

Median Property Taxes

±$1,551

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78%

Homeownership

2024

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78% of the housing units in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$91,890

Median Household Income

± $3,799

56k

Number of Households

± 1,828

In 2024, the median household income of the 56k households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL grew to $91,890 from the previous year's value of $88,610.

The following chart displays the households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.504

2024 Wage GINI in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL

0.502

2023 Wage GINI in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL

In 2024, the income inequality in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was 0.504 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.378% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.3%)
Worked At Home (20.7%)
Carpooled (4.96%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL (9.98k out of 124k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brevard County (East)--Beaches & Merritt Island PUMA, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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