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Brevard County

Florida · 663,982 residents (2025 est.) · 1,015 sq mi
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With 632,780 people, Brevard County is a county in Florida. The median age is 46.7, about 8 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. The population is up 33% since 2000. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 623 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 113%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
632,780
+33%since 2000
from 476,230 in 2000
663,982 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
623 / sq mi
+19%since 2009
from 525 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
46.7
+13%since 2000
from 41.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,015 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
376K446K516K586K656K19902000201020202024Brevard County
2024633K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.4%(27,553)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(30,809)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(34,484)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(33,859)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(31,907)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.5%(72,522)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(72,798)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(73,694)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.8%(100,124)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.8%(87,057)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.7%(48,932)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3%(19,041)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,476
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,099 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,108
+105%since 2000
from $21,484 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.5%
+23.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.457
+3%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$339,600
+113%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,556
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $604 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 74.6% in 2000
23.3% rent
Vacancy rate
13.9%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.42 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.2%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
+9%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
70
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.7%(398,695)
Black8.2%(39,067)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(21,970)
Asian1.5%(7,061)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic70.2%(444,256)
Black9.4%(59,481)
Hispanic / Latino12.2%(77,253)
Asian2.4%(15,334)
Other5.8%(36,456)
Diversity Score
60
+36%since 2009
from 44 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
+3%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.3%(26,963)
Mexican1.9%(11,880)
South American1.7%(10,540)
Cuban1.6%(10,400)
Central American1.1%(6,667)
Colombian0.8%(5,286)
Dominican0.7%(4,510)
Venezuelan0.3%(1,964)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,824)
Spaniard0.3%(1,711)
Panamanian0.2%(1,511)
Honduran0.2%(1,170)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(1,164)
Salvadoran0.1%(882)
Costa Rican0.1%(668)
Nicaraguan0.1%(612)
Argentine0.1%(610)
Ecuadorian0.1%(600)
Uruguayan0.1%(490)
Chilean0%(283)
Bolivian0%(129)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(3,839)
Filipino0.6%(3,591)
Vietnamese0.4%(2,429)
Chinese0.4%(2,255)
Korean0.1%(853)
Thai0.1%(763)
Japanese0.1%(544)
Taiwanese0%(236)
Cambodian0%(116)
Pakistani0%(34)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(234)
Samoan0%(158)
Fijian0%(124)
Guamanian0%(66)
Ancestry
Irish13.1%(82,849)
German13%(82,554)
English12.9%(81,565)
American7%(44,010)
Italian6.8%(43,139)
Polish2.6%(16,729)
West Indian2.5%(16,055)
French2.5%(15,594)
Scottish2.3%(14,291)
Jamaican1.3%(8,467)
Swedish1.1%(6,851)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(6,761)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(5,913)
French Canadian0.9%(5,456)
Welsh0.8%(5,035)
Norwegian0.7%(4,678)
Haitian0.7%(4,161)
Russian0.6%(3,628)
British0.5%(3,234)
Hungarian0.5%(3,196)
Arab0.5%(3,069)
Greek0.5%(2,856)
Portuguese0.4%(2,786)
Czech0.3%(2,047)
Canadian0.3%(2,040)
Brazilian0.3%(1,818)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,680)
Danish0.2%(1,553)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,383)
Austrian0.2%(1,317)
Lebanese0.2%(1,227)
Finnish0.2%(1,190)
Slovak0.2%(1,115)
Swiss0.2%(1,098)
Barbadian0.1%(680)
Romanian0.1%(629)
Croatian0.1%(531)
Belgian0.1%(472)
Australian0.1%(402)
Egyptian0.1%(394)
Armenian0.1%(318)
Turkish0%(313)
Syrian0%(294)
Guyanese0%(279)
Iranian0%(259)
Slovene0%(253)
Nigerian0%(252)
Moroccan0%(236)
Ghanaian0%(217)
Bulgarian0%(177)
Macedonian0%(175)
Ethiopian0%(139)
Israeli0%(123)
Serbian0%(122)
Latvian0%(109)
Iraqi0%(85)
Kenyan0%(46)
Jordanian0%(41)
Somali0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.2%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 23.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.3%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 86.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.4 min
+59%since 2000
from 16.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.6%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 83.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.6%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−5.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 58.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.0%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
9.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
12.6%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 14.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.8%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.0%
+10.0 ptssince 2017
from 83.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 89.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 6.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.8%(83,933)
Married52.3%(138,092)
Widowed3.5%(9,251)
Divorced12.4%(32,837)
Women 15+
Never married24.5%(67,498)
Married49.6%(136,759)
Widowed11.5%(31,668)
Divorced14.5%(39,896)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.8%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 50.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
26.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 26.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 5.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 67.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 39.4% 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)26.1%(16,964)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(19,320)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.6%(22,476)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(2,916)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(539)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 65,035 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Brevard County, Florida?

Brevard County, Florida has about 632,780 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Brevard County, Florida?

The typical household in Brevard County, Florida earns about $78,476 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Brevard County, Florida expensive?

In Brevard County, Florida, the median home is worth about $339,600, and the typical rent is about $1,556 a month.

How educated are people in Brevard County, Florida?

About 34.2% of adults age 25 and over in Brevard County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Brevard County, Florida?

About 10.2% of people in Brevard County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Brevard County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Brevard County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 233,802 residents, a change of about 59 percent over that period.

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