Cocoa West

Population: 5,416
Median household income: $32,746
Median home value: $135,000

Cocoa West is a community in Brevard County, Florida, home to 5,416 residents. At $32,746, its median household income sits below Brevard County's $75,817.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cocoa West's population declined 17.9% from 6,595 to 5,416, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $99,800 to $135,000.

Owners occupy 54.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,416
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $32,746
Median home value: $135,000
Median gross rent: $1,103
Housing units: 3,036
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5955,416

Median household income

$36,156$32,746

Median home value

$99,800$135,000

Median gross rent

$894$1,103

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,595	$36,156	$99,800	$894
2020	5,966	$29,623	$105,900	$975
2021	6,224	$29,478	$116,400	$1,057
2022	5,727	$31,266	$124,900	$1,119
2023	5,416	$32,746	$135,000	$1,103

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	378	7.0%
5 to 17	734	13.6%
18 to 24	529	9.8%
25 to 34	717	13.2%
35 to 44	809	14.9%
45 to 54	868	16.0%
55 to 64	652	12.0%
65 to 74	440	8.1%
75 and over	289	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,768	51.1%
Black or African American	1,632	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	340	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	659	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	718	19.0%
High school graduate	1,696	44.9%
Some college or associate's	1,038	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	235	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	88	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,133	83.2%
Carpooled	253	9.9%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	109	4.3%
Other means	67	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	474	19.3%
15 to 29 min	1,297	52.8%
30 to 44 min	505	20.6%
45 to 59 min	60	2.4%
60+ min	119	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 36.9% (1,996 of 5,402)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,213	46.6%
Nonfamily households	1,390	53.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,603	85.7%
Vacant	433	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,419	54.5%
Renter-occupied	1,184	45.5%

1-unit, detached53.6%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other26.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,626	53.6%
1-unit, attached	179	5.9%
2 to 4 units	399	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	37	1.2%
Mobile home & other	795	26.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1213225
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 28.3590, -80.7713