Brevard County, Florida

31 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 620,533
Median household income: $75,817
Median home value: $304,400

Brevard County is a county in Florida with a population of 620,533. 31 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $75,817 runs above the Florida figure of $71,711.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brevard County's population grew 6.0% from 585,507 to 620,533, while its median household income rose 33.5% from $56,775 to $75,817.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.3% of the population. 76.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 620,533
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,817
Median home value: $304,400
Median gross rent: $1,456
Housing units: 294,461
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

585,507620,533

Median household income

$56,775$75,817

Median home value

$196,400$304,400

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,456

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	585,507	$56,775	$196,400	$1,068
2020	594,001	$59,359	$220,000	$1,111
2021	601,573	$63,632	$235,500	$1,185
2022	610,723	$71,308	$278,000	$1,327
2023	620,533	$75,817	$304,400	$1,456

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27,381	4.4%
5 to 17	85,374	13.8%
18 to 24	43,489	7.0%
25 to 34	70,791	11.4%
35 to 44	69,495	11.2%
45 to 54	73,467	11.8%
55 to 64	100,374	16.2%
65 to 74	84,078	13.5%
75 and over	66,084	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	442,208	71.3%
Black or African American	57,308	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	636	0.1%
Asian	14,835	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	403	0.1%
Some other race	4,644	0.7%
Two or more races	27,886	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72,613	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31,868	6.9%
High school graduate	121,113	26.1%
Some college or associate's	155,586	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	94,125	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	61,597	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	210,221	76.1%
Carpooled	19,826	7.2%
Public transit	1,744	0.6%
Walked	2,752	1.0%
Bicycle	1,348	0.5%
Worked from home	36,552	13.2%
Other means	3,691	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54,777	22.9%
15 to 29 min	102,741	42.9%
30 to 44 min	51,424	21.5%
45 to 59 min	15,526	6.5%
60+ min	15,114	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 9.9% (60,603 of 612,448)

	Count	Share
Family households	158,973	63.1%
Nonfamily households	92,916	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	251,889	85.5%
Vacant	42,572	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	193,755	76.9%
Renter-occupied	58,134	23.1%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	194,058	65.9%
1-unit, attached	13,315	4.5%
2 to 4 units	13,639	4.6%
5 to 19 units	27,778	9.4%
20 or more units	24,074	8.2%
Mobile home & other	21,597	7.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 12009
State: Florida
Land area: 1,015 sq mi
Water area: 542 sq mi
Center point: 28.2983, -80.7003