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State of Florida - County of Brevard

Brevard County Demography

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  • Table 1. Brevard County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Brevard County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Brevard County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Brevard County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Brevard County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Brevard County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Brevard County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Brevard County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 1,018
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 489,522
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 118
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 476,230
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 120
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 467.80
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 398,978
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 124
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 272,959
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 13,292
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 77,252
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 126,019
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 2.80%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 19.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 46.20%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 21,970
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 4.60%


    TABLE 2. Brevard County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 476,230
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 24,707
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 79,992
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 16.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 32,227
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 6.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 129,072
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 27.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 115,551
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 24.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 51,946
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 10.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 33,775
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 7.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 8,960
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 41.40
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 233,186
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 243,044
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 95.90
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 413,411
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 86.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 40,000
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 8.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 1,765
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 7,152
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 1.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 305
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 5,168
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 8,429
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.80%


    TABLE 3. Brevard County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 9,695
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 6,303
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 198,195
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 161,365
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 22.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 466,535
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.35
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 53,332
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 26.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 57,845
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 29.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 64,764
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 32.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 132,480
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 52,431
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 39.60%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 104,964
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 36,682
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 34.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 20,215
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 11,804
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 58.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 65,715
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 48,216
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 36.30%


    TABLE 4. Brevard County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 459,129
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 4,795
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 10.40
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 4,563
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 9.90
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 25
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 5.20
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 33
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 3,444
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 93,639
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 83,464


    TABLE 5. Brevard County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 68,681
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 64,595
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 54,820
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 277,346
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 228,359
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 82.30%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 56,574
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 20.40%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 36,353
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 30,534
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 19.10%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 52,556
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 16,741
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 18,644
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 11.30%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 17.60%


    TABLE 6. Brevard County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 22,702
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 3,670
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 19,032
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 29,063
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 472,195
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 4,808
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 398,978
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 7,284
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 222,072
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 19.90%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 198,195
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 147,885
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 74.60%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 4,284
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 3,438
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 80.30%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 809
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 18.90%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 509,725


    TABLE 7. Brevard County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 11,043,284
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 7,484,724
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 47.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 464,818
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 23,758
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 87.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 1,936,554
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 6,790,272
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 1,347,983
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 19.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 654,338
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 9.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 278,127
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 4.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 2,440,522
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 35.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 1,213,419
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 17.90%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 1,347,983
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 1,293,864
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 1,242,827




     









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