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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Retail trade (13.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.5%).
Detached houses: $219,488Here:$219,488State:$275,879 Townhouses or other attached units: $206,693Here:$206,693State:$195,815 In 2-unit structures: $213,052Here:$213,052State:$200,248 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,499Here:$135,499State:$172,083 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $260,005Here:$260,005State:$221,364 Mobile homes: $81,247Here:$81,247State:$43,568 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,855Here:$23,855State:$47,032
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.7% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.6%
McCain (Republican): 55.0% Obama (Democratic): 44.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,722 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,281 (0.8%)
Area name: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brevard County is $574 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $676 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $911 a month.
Cities in this county include: Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville, Merritt Island, Rockledge, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Port St. John, West Melbourne, Satellite Beach.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.072 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 48 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 18 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Brevard County: Beacon Camp (A), Kennedy Space Center Barge Dock (B), Shoppes of West Melbourne (C), Central Control (D), Central Telemetry (E), Command Control (F), Kuhl Dock (G), Four Lakes Golf Club (H), Lane Cabbage Camp (I), Launch Complex 11 (J), Launch Complex 12 (K), Launch Complex 13 (L), Launch Complex 14 (M), Launch Complex 15 (N), Launch Complex 16 (O), Launch Complex 17 (P), Launch Complex 18 (Q), Launch Complex 19 (R), Launch Complex 20 (S), Launch Complex 25 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Lori Lane Shopping Center (1), Sand Point Village Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Brevard County include: Sovereign Grace Church (A), Faith Baptist Church (B), New Life Church of Central Brevard (C), Hope United Church of Christ (D), South Brevard Seventh Day Adventist Church (E), South Babcock Street Baptist Church (F), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (G), Walk Presbyterian Church (H), Unity Church of Melbourne (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Challenger Lake (A), Loughman Lake (B), Alligator Pond (C), Barnett Lake (D), Valkaria Lake (E), Moore Pond (F), Bird Lake (G), Halfway Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Cedar Hammock Creek (A), Catfish Creek (B), Rockedge Creek (C), Saint Sebastian River (D), Trout Creek (E), Big Flounder Creek (F), Goat Creek (G), Gator Creek (H), Tenmile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Brevard County include: Kings Park (1), Kars Park (2), Brevard County Game Refuge (3), Grant Historical House (4), Banana River Aquatic Preserve (5), Canaveral National Seashore (6), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (7), Saint Johns National Wildlife Refuge (8), Spessard Holland Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Klondike Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Brevard County: Beacon Camp (A), Kennedy Space Center Barge Dock (B), Shoppes of West Melbourne (C), Central Control (D), Central Telemetry (E), Command Control (F), Kuhl Dock (G), Four Lakes Golf Club (H), Lane Cabbage Camp (I), Launch Complex 11 (J), Launch Complex 12 (K), Launch Complex 13 (L), Launch Complex 14 (M), Launch Complex 15 (N), Launch Complex 16 (O), Launch Complex 17 (P), Launch Complex 18 (Q), Launch Complex 19 (R), Launch Complex 20 (S), Launch Complex 25 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Lori Lane Shopping Center (1), Sand Point Village Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brevard County include: Sovereign Grace Church (A), Faith Baptist Church (B), New Life Church of Central Brevard (C), Hope United Church of Christ (D), South Brevard Seventh Day Adventist Church (E), South Babcock Street Baptist Church (F), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (G), Walk Presbyterian Church (H), Unity Church of Melbourne (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Challenger Lake (A), Loughman Lake (B), Alligator Pond (C), Barnett Lake (D), Valkaria Lake (E), Moore Pond (F), Bird Lake (G), Halfway Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Cedar Hammock Creek (A), Catfish Creek (B), Rockedge Creek (C), Saint Sebastian River (D), Trout Creek (E), Big Flounder Creek (F), Goat Creek (G), Gator Creek (H), Tenmile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Brevard County include: Kings Park (1), Kars Park (2), Brevard County Game Refuge (3), Grant Historical House (4), Banana River Aquatic Preserve (5), Canaveral National Seashore (6), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (7), Saint Johns National Wildlife Refuge (8), Spessard Holland Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Klondike Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Indian River County , Orange County , Osceola County , Seminole County , Volusia County .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 23,877 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 31,001 (59% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.2%
Housing units in Brevard County with a mortgage: 83,409 (10,243 second mortgage, 7,042 home equity loan, 223 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 33,878
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Most common first ancestries reported in Brevard County (%):
7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,901 average adjusted gross income)
0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($900 average AGI)Brevard County:0.21%Florida average:0.22% 2.64% relocated from other counties in Florida ($15,353 average AGI) 4.23% relocated from other states ($28,649 average AGI)Brevard County:4.23%Florida average:4.24%
6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,980 average adjusted gross income)
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($724 average AGI)Brevard County:0.11%Florida average:0.12% 2.41% relocated to other counties in Florida ($15,865 average AGI) 3.52% relocated to other states ($24,391 average AGI)Brevard County:3.52%Florida average:3.31%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 103,480 (90,785 aged, 12,695 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.2. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 177.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
106,766 spouses, 120,193 children (109,202 natural, 3,641 adopted, 7,350 stepchildren), 7,372 grandchildren, 2,429 brothers or sisters, 3,497 parents, 5,466 other relatives, 8,248 non-relatives
Size of family households: 67,833 2-persons, 28,576 3-persons, 23,062 4-persons, 9,409 5-persons, 3,255 6-persons, 1,254 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 53,269 1-person, 10,136 2-persons, 1,186 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
91.3% of residents of Brevard County speak English at home. 4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Brevard County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 27.74 millions of gallons per day (49% from ground, 51% from surface)
Year house built
53% of Brevard County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Florida.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,400
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $33,381,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,902,000
Regular Highways: $4,639,000
Natural Resources - Other: $318,000
Air Transportation: $304,000
Regular Highways: $12,823,000
Water Utilities: $5,347,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,778,000
Central Staff Services: $1,417,000
Local Fire Protection: $92,000
Housing and Community Development: $74,000
Police Protection: $47,485,000
Solid Waste Management: $46,521,000
Financial Administration: $30,924,000
Parks and Recreation: $29,179,000
Water Utilities: $27,625,000
Correctional Institutions: $25,174,000
Regular Highways: $24,824,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,379,000
Central Staff Services: $20,233,000
Health - Other: $17,992,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,332,000
Libraries: $13,543,000
General - Other: $12,525,000
General Public Buildings: $11,655,000
Housing and Community Development: $10,542,000
Transit Utilities: $8,936,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,583,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,723,000
Air Transportation: $2,606,000
Corrections - Other: $1,517,000
All Other: $5,121,000
Transit Utilities: $571,000
Health and Hospitals: $543,000
General Local Government Support: $137,000
All Other: $812,000
Special Assessments: $15,624,000
Interest Earnings: $10,649,000
Sale of Property: $5,771,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,650,000
Rents: $1,631,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $299,144,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $108,777,000
Police Protection: $4,148,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,805,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,355,000
Regular Highways: $2,194,000
Libraries: $2,126,000
Financial Administration: $1,609,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,422,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,332,000
Health - Other: $1,024,000
Water Utilities: $874,000
Central Staff Services: $383,000
Correctional Institutions: $231,000
Air Transportation: $186,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $173,000
Housing and Community Development: $140,000
General Public Building: $52,000
Public Welfare - Other: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
Transit Utilities: $1,268,000
All Other: $18,225,000
Highways: $8,507,000
Transit Utilities: $7,212,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,801,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,000
Public Utilities Sales: $19,744,000
Other License: $9,958,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $8,224,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,334,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $724,000
Pari-mutuels Sales: $241,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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