Palm Bay is home to 130,132 people in Florida. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 50,719 people. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 1,501 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $283,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,614, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palm Bay
What changed most since 1990
White share85.7% → 50.8%(−34.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population62,632 → 130,132(+108%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants66.8% → 79.7%(+12.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Palm Bay's population equals 21% of Brevard County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 34% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 14% 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)27.6%(2,755)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(2,913)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(3,481)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(300)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(67)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9,975 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
Palm Bay, decade by decade
Palm Bay 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
62,632
$72,691
$160,565
16.7%
32.1
2000
79,413
$66,505
$138,810
16.7%
49.8
2010
103,190
$64,057
$229,020
17.8%
67.6
2020
119,760
$63,553
$208,713
19.6%
76.9
2024
130,132
$72,614
$283,200
24.0%
82.3
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.
