county

Brevard County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Brevard County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Brevard County is home to roughly 658,000 residents and anchors Florida's Space Coast, with its economy closely tied to aerospace, defense, and government contracting activity at Kennedy Space Center and Patrick Space Force Base. The labor force of approximately 373,000 carries a median household income of $78,476 and per capita income of $42,738, with 33.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a 4.8% unemployment rate. The county grew 7.6% over five years, maintains a relatively low poverty rate of 9.9%, and offers a median home value of $304,400 with a 76.9% homeownership rate, reflecting a largely settled, owner-occupied residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

658,447

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$78,476

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.6% since 2018

Brevard County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone464,606 (73.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone63,258 (10.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race40,856 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races25,724 (4.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone20,942 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone15,575 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish43,003
  2. 2.Other Indo-European6,830
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5,344
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic2,841
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2,171

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

65,035

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,117

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$42,738

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance60,602
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services40,052
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)35,408
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)33,228
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services26,777

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations125,563
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations59,446
  3. 3.Service Occupations47,310
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations29,557
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations23,366

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.21×)33,738
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.15×)39,812
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.14×)15,056
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)33,043
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)26,557

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$304,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,456/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99943,716 (22.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99929,235 (14.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99927,369 (13.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99922,996 (11.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99921,845 (11.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9999,441 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,908

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone210,550 (74.6%)
  • Worked At Home41,247 (14.6%)
  • Carpooled20,953 (7.4%)
  • Walked2,760 (1.0%)
  • Other2,558 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit1,547 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Similar Locations

5 counties with comparable population, workforce, income, education, and cost of living. Click any to compare.

More on FDI Connect

Compare Brevard County against other US geographies, save it to your shortlist, see active property listings on the interactive map, and unlock the full demographic dashboard.

Open full dashboardCreate free account

Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.