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Brevard County

Florida · 543,376 residents · 1,015 sq mi
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Brevard County is a county of 543,376 people in Florida. The median age is 45.5, about 8 years above the US median. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The population is up 14% since 2000. The typical home is worth $186,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.5% of locals.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 37.2
Average education
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
543,376
+14%since 2000
from 476,230 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
45.5
+10%since 2000
from 41.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,015 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
376K446K516K586K656K19902000201020202024Brevard County
2024633K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 54.9%(26,809)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.3%(28,563)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.8%(31,269)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.3%(34,491)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.4%(29,335)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3410.1%(54,795)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4411.4%(62,148)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5416.7%(90,602)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6413.7%(74,652)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 7410.6%(57,686)
US avg: 7%
75 to 847.2%(38,925)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.6%(14,101)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,523
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,099 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,606
+28%since 2000
from $21,484 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
30.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
10.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information13.1%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade11.4%
US avg: 10.9%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$186,900
+68%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,600 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$897
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $604 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
73.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 74.6% in 2000
26.5% rent
Vacancy rate
17.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.41 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
33.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 32.0% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.8
−5%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.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic77.6%(421,466)
Black9.7%(52,677)
Hispanic / Latino8.1%(43,943)
Asian2%(11,098)
Other2.4%(13,310)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.1%(16,520)
Mexican1.1%(6,193)
Cuban0.9%(4,925)
South American0.9%(4,916)
Central American0.7%(3,591)
Colombian0.4%(1,923)
Dominican0.3%(1,591)
Ecuadorian0.3%(1,365)
Panamanian0.2%(959)
Spaniard0.2%(956)
Honduran0.2%(951)
Guatemalan0.1%(775)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(699)
Peruvian0.1%(415)
Costa Rican0.1%(345)
Nicaraguan0.1%(296)
Salvadoran0%(265)
Argentine0%(208)
Chilean0%(167)
Uruguayan0%(26)
Bolivian0%(18)
Ancestry
German17.3%(93,254)
Irish15.7%(84,848)
English12.8%(69,053)
Italian8.7%(46,912)
American8.3%(45,074)
French4%(21,780)
Polish3.6%(19,401)
Scottish2.5%(13,578)
West Indian2.2%(11,903)
Scotch-Irish2.2%(11,809)
Dutch1.9%(10,080)
Swedish1.2%(6,607)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican1.1%(5,842)
Norwegian0.9%(4,680)
Russian0.8%(4,228)
British0.7%(4,013)
Hungarian0.7%(3,987)
Welsh0.7%(3,942)
Haitian0.6%(3,427)
Greek0.5%(2,712)
Arab0.5%(2,533)
Portuguese0.5%(2,503)
Czech0.4%(2,390)
Canadian0.4%(2,192)
Austrian0.4%(2,083)
Danish0.4%(2,008)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,404)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,330)
Slovak0.2%(1,270)
Swiss0.2%(1,239)
Lebanese0.2%(1,177)
Finnish0.2%(1,002)
Romanian0.1%(679)
Belgian0.1%(588)
Croatian0.1%(553)
Brazilian0.1%(490)
Serbian0.1%(338)
Armenian0.1%(321)
Guyanese0.1%(308)
Iranian0.1%(294)
Egyptian0.1%(278)
Barbadian0%(254)
Syrian0%(203)
Slovene0%(185)
Moroccan0%(152)
Australian0%(151)
Ethiopian0%(151)
Latvian0%(136)
Turkish0%(133)
Iraqi0%(111)
Israeli0%(103)
Bulgarian0%(50)
Nigerian0%(45)
Jordanian0%(44)
Kenyan0%(34)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 23.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
90.6%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 86.3% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.6 min
+48%since 2000
from 16.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
82.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 83.1% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
4.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
36.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.1% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
8.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
17.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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 543,376 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Brevard County, Florida earns about $49,523 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 $186,900, and the typical rent is about $897 a month.

How educated are people in Brevard County, Florida?

About 26.2% 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 10.5% 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 144,398 residents, a change of about 36 percent over that period.

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