Merritt Island is a city of 34,992 people in Florida. At a median age of 50.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 26% ahead of the Florida median. Density works out to 2,062 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,012, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Merritt Island
What changed most since 1990
White share89.6% → 82.7%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age38.5 → 50.2(+11.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants72.3% → 80.0%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Merritt Island's population equals 5.5% of Brevard County's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.8% of the county's.
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)26.9%(1,015)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(966)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.4%(1,297)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.8%(333)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,771 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
Merritt Island, decade by decade
Merritt Island 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
32,886
$85,930
$217,686
23.4%
24.2
2000
36,090
$79,300
$205,847
28.2%
28.8
2010
34,743
$83,382
$330,727
30.1%
35.6
2020
34,518
$88,432
$360,703
39.6%
42.9
2024
34,992
$94,012
$402,900
41.0%
38.4
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.
