Cocoa Beach, FL

Census Place

2024 Population

11,377

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

59.2

1.37% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.63%

5.68% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$87,990

6.81% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$503,200

Population & Diversity

Cocoa Beach, FL is home to a population of 11.4k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.56% of Cocoa Beach, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.09k people).

In 2024, there were 20.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Cocoa Beach, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 503 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 163 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Cocoa Beach, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cocoa Beach, FL was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cocoa Beach, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cocoa Beach, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 352
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
503 ± 219
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
163 ± 193

6.34%

Hispanic Population

721 people

6.34% of the people in Cocoa Beach, FL are hispanic (721 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cocoa Beach, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
Haiti
364,479 ± 14,701 people
Colombia
327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

Foreign-Born Population

9.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.09k people

9.03%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.02k people

As of 2024, 9.56% of Cocoa Beach, FL residents (1.09k 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 Cocoa Beach, FL was 9.03%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cocoa Beach, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
448 ± 116
Gulf War (2001-)
239 ± 93
Gulf War (1990s)
239 ± 147

Cocoa Beach, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cocoa Beach, FL.

Economy

The economy of Cocoa Beach, FL employs 4.67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cocoa Beach, FL were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (624 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (570 people), and Manufacturing (471 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($148,403), Public Administration ($116,471), and Wholesale Trade ($103,529).

Employment

Occupations

4.67k

2024 Value

± 538

−3.37%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cocoa Beach, FL declined at a rate of −3.37%, from 4.84k employees to 4.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cocoa Beach, FL, are Management Occupations (621 people), Sales & Related Occupations (518 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (515 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cocoa Beach, 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

4.67k

2024 Value

± 538

−3.37%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cocoa Beach, FL declined at a rate of −3.37%, from 4.84k employees to 4.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cocoa Beach, FL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (624 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (570 people), and Manufacturing (471 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cocoa Beach, FL, though some of these residents may live in Cocoa Beach, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$82,750

Median earning men ± $31,490

$51,693

Median earning women ± $3,332

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($158,036), Public Administration ($116,863), and Construction ($91,023).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,699), Public Administration ($107,012), and Manufacturing ($70,114).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cocoa Beach, FL was $503,200 in 2024, which is 1.51 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $451,800 to $503,200, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Cocoa Beach, FL is 78.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cocoa Beach, FL have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cocoa Beach, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$503,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$41,186

$4,745

Median Property Taxes

±$456

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 Cocoa Beach, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cocoa Beach, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.8% of the housing units in Cocoa Beach, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cocoa Beach, 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.

$87,990

Median Household Income

± $9,906

6.02k

Number of Households

± 566

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.02k households in Cocoa Beach, FL grew to $87,990 from the previous year's value of $82,381.

The following chart displays the households in Cocoa Beach, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cocoa Beach, FL is from Florida.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.2%)
Worked At Home (24.8%)
Other (1.58%)

In 2024, 69.2% of workers in Cocoa Beach, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.8%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (1.58%).

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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cocoa Beach, FL have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.02% of the workforce in Cocoa Beach, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cocoa Beach, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cocoa Beach, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cocoa Beach, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cocoa Beach, FL (1.1k out of 11.4k 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 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cocoa Beach, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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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