COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cocoa vs Port St. John
PLACE A
Cocoa, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Port St. John, Florida
Cocoa is 21% smaller than Port St. John. Port St. John earns more, with a median household income $24,631 higher. Port St. John has grown faster since 2000 (91% vs 11%).
COCOAPORT ST. JOHNDIFFERENCE
Total population19,77725,120−21% vs Port St. John
Population density1,4432,695−1,252
Population growth11.1%91.4%−80.3 pts
Median age44.944.9Even
Male48.3%49.3%−1.0 pts
Female51.7%50.7%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born11.4%7.2%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.8%81.1%−30.3 pts
Black22.4%4.9%+17.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.9%8.5%+12.4 pts
Asian1.3%0.9%+0.4 pts
Other4.6%4.6%−0.0 pts
Median household income$63,105$87,736−$24,631
Per capita income$38,586$39,413−$827
Poverty rate13.1%9.9%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.411+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%20.4%+6.9 pts
Graduate degree7.8%6.1%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%6.3%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation61.7%61.1%+0.6 pts
Median home value$246,100$281,300−$35,200
Median gross rent$1,274$1,771−$497
Owner-occupied63.5%94.3%−30.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%9.2%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households59.1%40.6%+18.5 pts
Average commute25.627.9−2.2
Worked from home9.1%9.7%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work4.1%0.0%+4.0 pts
Uninsured14.1%9.2%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024