Cocoa Beach is home to 11,377 people in Florida. At a median age of 59.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,442 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $503,200.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,990, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cocoa Beach
What changed most since 1990
White share96.0% → 89.0%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.2% → 78.8%(+10.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share2.2% → 6.3%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.8%(239)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(444)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.2%(570)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(33)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,419 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cocoa Beach, decade by decade
Cocoa Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,123
$86,071
$304,329
34.7%
9.6
2000
12,482
$77,187
$223,881
34.1%
13.1
2010
11,231
$73,272
$454,876
42.0%
16.3
2020
11,354
$80,850
$399,730
47.9%
28.6
2024
11,377
$87,990
$503,200
49.7%
25.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
