Cocoa West vs South Patrick Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Cocoa West and South Patrick Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Cocoa West and South Patrick Shores are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Patrick Shores has the higher population (6,726 vs 5,416 in Cocoa West). South Patrick Shores has the higher median household income ($86,048 vs $32,746 in Cocoa West). South Patrick Shores has the higher median home value ($410,800 vs $135,000 in Cocoa West).

Population, income & housing

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
Population	5,416	6,726
Median age	40.1 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$32,746	$86,048
Median home value	$135,000	$410,800
Median gross rent	$1,103	$1,586
Housing units	3,036	3,491
Homeownership rate	54.5%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
Population	6,595 → 5,416 (-17.9%)	6,842 → 6,726 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$36,156 → $32,746 (-9.4%)	$78,288 → $86,048 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$99,800 → $135,000 (+35.3%)	$284,800 → $410,800 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$894 → $1,103 (+23.4%)	$1,298 → $1,586 (+22.2%)

Cocoa West

Population

6,5955,416

Median household income

$36,156$32,746

Median home value

$99,800$135,000

Median gross rent

$894$1,103

South Patrick Shores

Population

6,8426,726

Median household income

$78,288$86,048

Median home value

$284,800$410,800

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
Under 5	7.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	12.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	6.0%
45 to 54	16.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	19.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	16.5%
75 and over	5.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	51.1%	84.3%
Black or African American	30.1%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
No high school diploma	19.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	44.9%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
Drove alone	83.2%	74.8%
Carpooled	9.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.4%
Worked from home	4.3%	12.1%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
1-unit, detached	53.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Cocoa West	South Patrick Shores
Poverty rate	36.9%	3.5%
Average household size	2.07	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1972	1968