Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
632,780
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
46.7
0.214% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.2%
3.37% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$78,476
3.51% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$339,600
11.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
285,242
2.11% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. 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.

97% of the residents in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL are Eastern Florida State College (3,986 degrees awarded in 2023), Florida Institute of Technology (2,529 degrees), and Florida Institute of Technology-Online (460 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL was $339,600, and the homeownership rate was 76.7%.

Most people in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is home to a population of 633k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.71% of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL residents were born outside of the country (61.4k people).

In 2024, there were 7.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (444k people) in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 59.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 32.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    444k ± 1.59k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    59.5k ± 1.46k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    32.5k ± 1.82k
12.2%
Hispanic Population
77.3k people

In 2024, there were 7.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (444k people) in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 59.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 32.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.2% of the people in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL are hispanic (77.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.71%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
61.4k people
9.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
58.9k people

As of 2024, 9.71% of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL residents (61.4k 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL was 9.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    20,132 ± 1,007
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    16,964 ± 1,363
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    11,067 ± 924

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL employs 285k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (39,747 people), Manufacturing (35,408 people), and Retail Trade (33,228 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,719), Manufacturing ($78,395), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($78,052).

Employment

Occupations

285k
2024 Value
± 5,120
2.11%
1 Year growth
± 2.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL grew at a rate of 2.11%, from 279k employees to 285k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (32,148 people), Management Occupations (31,870 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (27,298 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

285k
2024 Value
± 5,120
2.11%
1 Year growth
± 2.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL grew at a rate of 2.11%, from 279k employees to 285k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (39,747 people), Manufacturing (35,408 people), and Retail Trade (33,228 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, though some of these residents may live in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,183
Median earning men ± $1,393
$38,648
Median earning women ± $1,156

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($88,455), Public Administration ($80,677), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,269).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,275), Public Administration ($56,947), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,402).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,541
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 1,187
    Construction
  3. 1,019
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $1.68M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. $1.67M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $1.56M
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL awarded 7,198 degrees. The student population of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9,958 male students and 13,483 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL are White (4,061 and 61.1%), Hispanic or Latino (1,099 and 16.5%), Black or African American (648 and 9.74%), and Two or More Races (312 and 4.69%).

The largest universities in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL by number of degrees awarded are Eastern Florida State College (3,986 and 55.4%), Florida Institute of Technology (2,529 and 35.1%), and Florida Institute of Technology-Online (460 and 6.39%).

The most popular majors in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,650 and 22.9%), Applied Behavior Analysis (1,083 and 15%), and Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (382 and 5.31%).

The median tuition costs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL are $27,830 for private four year colleges, and $2,048 and $8,399 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 62.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 9.53%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 23,441 (42.5% men and 57.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 23,441 students enrolled in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 42.5% men and 57.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12,535 records, of which 57.4% were women and 42.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,650 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    159 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    59 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,650 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Eastern Florida State College
    3,986 degrees awarded
  2. Florida Institute of Technology
    2,529 degrees awarded
  3. Florida Institute of Technology-Online
    460 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eastern Florida State College with 3,986 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,874 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, which is 0.665 times less than the 4,324 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,061 degrees mean that there were 3.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,099 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($27,830) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($940) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL was $339,600 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $304,400 to $339,600, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$339,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,715
$197,609
Median Property Taxes
±$3,602

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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

76.7%
Homeownership
2024
67%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.7% of the housing units in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,476
Median Household Income
± $1,054
258k
Number of Households
± 4,605

In 2024, the median household income of the 258k households in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL grew to $78,476 from the previous year's value of $75,817.

The following chart displays the households in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.6%)
  3. Carpooled (7.42%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.42%).

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.

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Commute Time

25.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.72% of the workforce in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (63.8k out of 624k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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.

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Health

90.2% of the population of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 18.3% on non-group plans, and 3.76% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.3% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.83%
Uninsured
39.8%
Employer Coverage
11.7%
Medicaid
16.5%
Medicare
18.3%
Non-Group
3.76%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL declined by 0.596% from 9.89% to 9.83%.

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