CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cocoa West

Florida · 6,160 residents · 3.65 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 6,160 people, Cocoa West is a city in Florida. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $45,700. The median age is 29.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. Households here earn about 19% less than in Florida as a whole. The median household earns $22,329, about 26% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,160

+4%vs 2000

vs 5,921 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.6

−13%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.65 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(587)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(469)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(446)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(484)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(501)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(1,076)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(906)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(649)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(490)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(332)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(156)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(64)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,329

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,094 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,604

−26%vs 2000

vs $12,964 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,700

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$424

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $498 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.9%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.4% in 2000

35.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic53.1%(3,147)

Black40.7%(2,409)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(209)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic58.9%(3,631)

Black40.4%(2,486)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(68)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0.6%(35)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.6%(453)

Cuban4.8%(285)

Central American1.6%(93)

Salvadoran1.2%(71)

Puerto Rican1.1%(63)

Guatemalan0.4%(22)

Ancestry

German7.2%(429)

Irish5.8%(346)

English4.9%(288)

American4.7%(278)

Italian2.2%(128)

West Indian1.3%(76)

Jamaican1.3%(76)

French1.3%(75)

Scottish1.2%(74)

Australian0.6%(38)

Subsaharan African0.6%(36)

French Canadian0.6%(33)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(29)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(27)

Norwegian0.4%(26)

Swedish0.4%(21)

Welsh0.4%(21)

Dutch0.3%(16)

Armenian0.2%(14)

British0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Cuban population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 18.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.7%(1,233)

Married33.7%(909)

Widowed0.9%(25)

Divorced19.7%(530)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(601)

Married45.7%(1,006)

Widowed18.3%(404)

Divorced8.7%(192)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.7%

+7.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

−10.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.2%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(148)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51%(232)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.7%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 455 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper