Rockledge, Florida

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Back to Rockledge, FL housing info, Brevard County, Florida, FL smaller cities, FL small cities, All Cities. Homes for sale in Rockledge, Florida   Rockledge Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Rockledge, FL Brevard County Population in July 2008: 24,747. Population change since 2000: +22.7% Males: 11,761   (47.5%) Females: 12,986   (52.5%) Median resident age:   40.5 years Florida median age:   38.7 years Zip codes: 32955, 32956. Rockledge Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2008: $55,719 (it was $45,218 in 2000) Rockledge:   $55,719 Florida:   $47,778 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,665 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $193,236 (it was $87,300 in 2000) Rockledge:   $193,236 Florida:   $218,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $219,417; Detached houses: $228,609; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,633; In 2-unit structures: $336,772; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,964; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,080; Mobile homes: $45,656; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 32955 Rockledge, FL residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: A New Image Spa & Tan Certified Technical Services,Inc. Tangles Hair Studio and Salon Belleza Salon & Day Spa Adoorsco, Corp Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Rockledge: White Non-Hispanic (78.8%) Black (14.6%) Hispanic (3.3%) Two or more races (1.6%) Other race (0.7%) American Indian (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Rockledge: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rockledge, Florida on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rockledge is mentioned 162 times on our forum: Single mom of 2 wanting to relocate to Rockledge...any suggestions on housing  (14 replies) Rockledge to Orlando, how bad is the commute?  (0 replies) Relocating to Rockledge  (0 replies) Home insurance premiums Melbourne/Rockledge/Viera Area  (0 replies) Rockledge, Viera, & Melbourne  (5 replies) a ROCKLEDGE commuting question  (1 reply) Latest news from Rockledge, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (16.6%), English (14.3%), Irish (13.7%), United States (7.9%), Italian (6.9%), French (3.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 43 feet Land area: 10.7 square miles. Population density: 2312 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 28.32 N, Longitude: 80.73 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +569 (+2.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,573 (27.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 321

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Rockledge, Florida business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.86
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rockledge, Florida

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rockledge-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1966, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Rockledge city center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/19/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Mel Mitchell - 2005 NFL player (New Orleans Saints, born: Feb 10, 1979).

Political contributions by individuals in Rockledge, FL

• Rockledge Airport (Runways: 1)
• Wuesthoff Hospital Emergency Heliport
• Gezik Seaplane Base

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Notable locations in Rockledge: Rockledge Country Club (A), Williams Railroad Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Peddlers Village Mall (1), Village Green Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Black Dog Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Classic Car Museum Rockledge (495 Gus Hipp Boulevard).

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.2%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	6.5%
Whole state:	12.5%

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockledge, FL

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• Van Winkle Motel, 1020 Florida Ave, Rockledge, FL 32955
• Garden Court Motel, 3880 S US Hwy 1, Rockledge, FL 32955
• Spitzer's Swiss Motel, 3220 S Fiske Blvd, Rockledge, FL 32955

Here		39.2%
USA		50.2%

7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,901 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($900 average AGI)

Brevard County:	0.21%
Florida average:	0.22%

from Orange County, FL	0.46% ($40,661 average AGI)
from Broward County, FL	0.36% ($43,051)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.22% ($45,912)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($724 average AGI)

Brevard County:	0.11%
Florida average:	0.12%

to Orange County, FL	0.50% ($36,520 average AGI)
to Indian River County, FL	0.18% ($47,103)
to Volusia County, FL	0.14% ($40,108)

• Fire: 91
• Hazardous Condition: 60
• Service Call: 8

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Water transportation (population 5,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Accountants and auditors (population 5,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"

• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"