Mims vs North Merritt Island

A side-by-side comparison of Mims and North Merritt Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Mims and North Merritt Island are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Merritt Island has the higher population (8,903 vs 7,282 in Mims). North Merritt Island has the higher median household income ($113,897 vs $57,232 in Mims). North Merritt Island has the higher median home value ($495,400 vs $235,600 in Mims).

Population, income & housing

	Mims	North Merritt Island
Population	7,282	8,903
Median age	56.1 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,232	$113,897
Median home value	$235,600	$495,400
Median gross rent	$874	$1,328
Housing units	4,047	3,838
Homeownership rate	91.1%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mims	North Merritt Island
Population	6,375 → 7,282 (+14.2%)	8,343 → 8,903 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$55,483 → $57,232 (+3.2%)	$90,019 → $113,897 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$155,700 → $235,600 (+51.3%)	$339,000 → $495,400 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $874 (+6.2%)	$1,574 → $1,328 (-15.6%)

Mims

Population

6,3757,282

Median household income

$55,483$57,232

Median home value

$155,700$235,600

Median gross rent

$823$874

North Merritt Island

Population

8,3438,903

Median household income

$90,019$113,897

Median home value

$339,000$495,400

Median gross rent

$1,574$1,328

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mims	North Merritt Island
Under 5	1.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.4%
18 to 24	3.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	7.2%	8.5%
35 to 44	6.6%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	20.2%	19.8%
65 to 74	15.6%	13.2%
75 and over	16.5%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mims	North Merritt Island
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	82.6%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mims	North Merritt Island
No high school diploma	9.6%	3.0%
High school graduate	40.9%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mims	North Merritt Island
Drove alone	81.1%	66.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	23.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mims	North Merritt Island
1-unit, detached	68.6%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	28.4%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Mims	North Merritt Island
Poverty rate	10.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1987	1995