Tropical Park

Population: 2,567
Median household income: $29,297
Median home value: $226,700

Tropical Park, a community in Brevard County, Florida, has 2,567 residents. At $29,297, its median household income sits below Brevard County's $75,817.

Between 2020 and 2023, Tropical Park's population grew 24.4% from 2,064 to 2,567, while its median home value rose 58.2% from $143,300 to $226,700.

The median gross rent is $1,159. 17.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,567
Median age: 26.8 yrs
Median household income: $29,297
Median home value: $226,700
Median gross rent: $1,159
Housing units: 1,020
Homeownership rate: 28.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0642,567

Median household income

$24,656$29,297

Median home value

$143,300$226,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,159

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	2,064	$24,656	$143,300	$1,177
2021	1,926	$27,489	$147,800	$1,049
2022	2,257	$28,005	$172,400	$1,072
2023	2,567	$29,297	$226,700	$1,159

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

Age distribution

Under 513.4%

5 to 1726.6%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	345	13.4%
5 to 17	682	26.6%
18 to 24	133	5.2%
25 to 34	396	15.4%
35 to 44	176	6.9%
45 to 54	287	11.2%
55 to 64	164	6.4%
65 to 74	139	5.4%
75 and over	245	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	953	37.1%
Black or African American	482	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	145	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	954	37.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate46.6%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	10.4%
High school graduate	655	46.6%
Some college or associate's	365	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	211	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit3.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	511	83.0%
Carpooled	22	3.6%
Public transit	22	3.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	9.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	158	28.5%
15 to 29 min	280	50.5%
30 to 44 min	51	9.2%
45 to 59 min	44	7.9%
60+ min	22	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 41.8% (1,017 of 2,434)

	Count	Share
Family households	550	58.8%
Nonfamily households	385	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	935	91.7%
Vacant	85	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	267	28.6%
Renter-occupied	668	71.4%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units27.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	460	45.1%
1-unit, attached	55	5.4%
2 to 4 units	57	5.6%
5 to 19 units	168	16.5%
20 or more units	280	27.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1272521
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 28.3805, -80.7075