2024 population: 658,447 ( 51,840 from 2020)
Land area: 1015.0 square miles
Population density: 648.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	463,530	70.40%	4.1%
Black:	68,889	10.46%	12.8%
Indian:	2,109	0.32%	9.7%
Asian:	19,251	2.92%	20.3%
2+ races:	17,050	2.59%	17.9%
Hispanic:	87,618	13.31%	29.0%

Total non-White:	194,917	29.60%	20.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	21,532	8.9
Deaths:	36,641	15.1
Net Migration:	57,361	23.6
Net Immigration:	9,306	3.8

Change in White population:	18,262	3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	33,578	5.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
606,607
445,268	73.40%
61,058	10.07%
1,922	0.32%
15,996	2.64%
14,466	2.38%
67,897	11.19%
161,339	26.60%

2010
543,376
421,466	77.56%
52,677	9.69%
1,709	0.31%
11,483	2.11%
11,023	2.03%
43,943	8.09%
121,910	22.44%

2000
476,230
398,695	83.72%
39,067	8.20%
1,557	0.33%
7,308	1.53%
6,879	1.44%
21,970	4.61%
77,535	16.28%

1990
398,978
349,297	87.55%
30,842	7.73%
1,429	0.36%
5,131	1.29%
n/a
12,279	3.08%
49,681	12.45%

1980
272,959
240,734	88.19%
23,316	8.54%
698	0.26%
2,212	0.81%
n/a
5,625	2.06%
32,225	11.81%

1970
230,006
203,812	88.61%
20,171	8.77%
147	0.06%
530	0.23%
n/a
5,100	2.22%
26,194	11.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
47,809	8.8
63,580	11.7
64,825	11.9
9,438	1.7

23,802	4.4
39,429	7.3

Number	Rate
2000's
48,677	10.2
51,627	10.8
60,356	12.7
5,544	1.2

22,771	4.8
44,375	9.3

Number	Rate
1990's
51,408	12.9
43,219	10.8
58,541	14.7
4,885	1.2

49,398	12.4
27,854	7.0

Number	Rate
1980's
44,628	16.3
29,058	10.6
111,650	40.9
n/a

108,563	39.8
17,456	6.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
27,400	11.9
n/a

36,922	16.1
6,031	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
46.7
114,255	17.4%
544,192	82.6%
155,030	23.5%

257,695
2.42

162,825	63.2%
124,351	76.4%
11,733	7.2%
94,870	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
90.6
-328,004	-60.4%
871,380	160.4%
221,424	40.7%

459,384
2.33

296,784	64.6%
221,770	74.7%
27,952	9.4%
162,600	35.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.5
104,334	21.9%
371,896	78.1%
94,666	19.9%

198,371
2.35

133,389	67.2%
106,451	79.8%
11,482	8.6%
64,982	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
87,202	21.9%
311,776	78.1%
66,301	16.6%

161,928
2.42

114,375	70.6%
96,165	84.1%
7,806	6.8%
47,553	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.3
67,861	24.9%
205,098	75.1%
34,684	12.7%

101,583
2.65

77,752	76.5%
66,536	85.6%
5,508	7.1%
23,831	23.5%

2024 Housing Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,418	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,406	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,174	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,399	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,295	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,109	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,119	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,132	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,162	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	17,180	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	22,900	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	35,828	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	28,048	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	19,523	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	23,381	9.1%
$200,000 or more	28,621	11.1%

Median Household Income	78,476
Per Capita Income	44,108

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12,520	4.9%
Public Assistance	5,105	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26,235	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	227,982	69.6%
Unemployed	11,825	3.6%
In Armed Forces	2,194	0.7%

Total Labor Force	242,001	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	85,768	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	108,343	88,292	55.1%
Non-Profit	6,459	13,909	31.7%
Self-Employed	18,229	12,994	58.4%

Local Government	8,708	11,480	43.1%
State Government	2,019	3,368	37.5%
Federal Government	7,024	4,104	63.1%

Total Private + Self	126,572	101,286	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24,210	32,861	42.4%
Total	150,782	134,147	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%
Pct. Private + Self	80.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	48,656	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	59,446	20.8%
Professional, Technical	76,907	27.0%
Service Occupations	47,310	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	388	0.1%
All others	52,923	18.6%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	39,747	13.9%
Manufacturing	35,408	12.4%
Retail trade	33,228	11.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	25,984	9.1%
Educational services	20,855	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	20,708	7.3%
Construction	20,606	7.2%
Public administration	14,819	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13,325	4.7%
Other services	13,317	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12,729	4.5%
Finance and insurance	10,936	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,069	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,610	2.0%
Wholesale trade	4,271	1.5%
Information	3,912	1.4%
Utilities	2,082	0.7%
Management	743	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	719	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	174	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,880	1.88%
Puerto Rican	26,963	4.26%
Cuban	10,400	1.64%
Dominican	4,510	0.71%

Total Central American	6,667	1.05%
Costa Rican	668	0.11%
Guatemalan	1,824	0.29%
Honduran	1,170	0.18%
Nicaraguan	612	0.10%
Panamanian	1,511	0.24%
Salvadoran	882	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10,540	1.67%
Argentinean	610	0.10%
Bolivian	129	0.02%
Chilean	283	0.04%
Colombian	5,286	0.84%
Ecuadorian	600	0.09%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	1,164	0.18%
Uruguayan	490	0.08%
Venezuelan	1,964	0.31%
Other South American	14	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,293	0.99%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,839	0.61%
Filipino	3,591	0.57%
Vietnamese	2,429	0.38%
Chinese	2,255	0.36%
Korean	853	0.13%
Thai	763	0.12%
Japanese	544	0.09%
Taiwanese	236	0.04%
Cambodian	116	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	531,186	87.8%
Spanish	45,703	7.6%
Other Indo-European	7,054	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5,850	1.0%
German, other Germanic	2,604	0.4%
Vietnamese	2,237	0.4%
Tagalog	2,195	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,900	0.3%
Other Asian	1,704	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	82,849	13.1%
German	82,554	13.0%
English	81,565	12.9%
American	44,010	7.0%
Italian	43,139	6.8%
Polish	16,729	2.6%
French	15,594	2.5%
Scottish	14,291	2.3%
European	9,476	1.5%
Jamaican	8,467	1.3%
Swedish	6,851	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	6,761	1.1%
Dutch	5,913	0.9%
French Canadian	5,456	0.9%
Welsh	5,035	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	613,719	97.0%
Not a citizen	19,061	3.0%

Native	571,240	90.3%
Foreign-born	61,540	9.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,697	2.3%	21,060	4.4%	122,133	25.8%	158,054	33.3%	96,754	20.4%	65,470	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,697	2.3%
9-12 Years	21,060	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	122,133	25.8%
Some College	158,054	33.3%
Bach. Degree	96,754	20.4%
Grad Degree	65,470	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	412,536	389,626	22,910	5.6%
1991	417,346	386,012	31,334	7.5%
1992	421,566	386,628	34,938	8.3%
1993	425,900	392,106	33,794	7.9%
1994	425,918	394,834	31,084	7.3%
1995	416,740	389,056	27,684	6.6%
1996	410,980	387,652	23,328	5.7%
1997	420,330	399,992	20,338	4.8%
1998	426,280	406,774	19,506	4.6%
1999	430,772	412,900	17,872	4.1%

2000	468,126	450,956	17,170	3.7%
2001	476,368	455,632	20,736	4.4%
2002	473,876	449,406	24,470	5.2%
2003	479,752	457,800	21,952	4.6%
2004	494,292	475,738	18,554	3.8%
2005	516,980	502,408	14,572	2.8%
2006	527,096	513,926	13,170	2.5%
2007	528,320	509,378	18,942	3.6%
2008	533,972	501,422	32,550	6.1%
2009	527,504	476,604	50,900	9.6%

2010	526,684	469,254	57,430	10.9%
2011	527,358	470,002	57,356	10.9%
2012	522,092	471,502	50,590	9.7%
2013	516,316	471,642	44,674	8.7%
2014	515,138	478,146	36,992	7.2%
2015	514,914	483,764	31,150	6.0%
2016	526,836	499,634	27,202	5.2%
2017	537,210	513,722	23,488	4.4%
2018	552,976	533,092	19,884	3.6%
2019	567,714	548,658	19,056	3.4%

2020	563,182	525,734	37,448	6.6%
2021	579,636	555,748	23,888	4.1%
2022	593,084	576,192	16,892	2.8%
2023	611,286	593,034	18,252	3.0%
2024	610,788	589,406	21,382	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	299,305
Median Value	$339,600

Occupied	257,695	86.1%
Vacant	41,610	13.9%

Owned	197,609	76.7%
Rented	60,086	23.3%
Median Rent	$1,556

Single-Family Units	211,066	70.5%
Detached	197,385	65.9%
Attached	13,681	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	52,270	17.5%
Mobile Homes	21,557	7.2%

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area