Cocoa, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,478 (All urban)

Cocoa, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,000 (6,948 occupied: 3,986 owner occupied, 2,962 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1073 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $592 (lower quartile is $377, upper quartile is $730)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $595

Median gross rent in Cocoa, FL in 2007: $681

Housing units in Cocoa with a mortgage: 2,247 (412 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,024

Cocoa,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,018 (it was $64,000 in 2000)

Cocoa:	$148,018
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,055 - $174,199

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $179,569
Here: $179,569
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $115,825
Here: $115,825
State: $258,333

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,926
Here: $112,926
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $308,163
Here: $308,163
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $18,138
Here: $18,138
State: $43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $47,032

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,406

In family households: 13,110 (2,481 male householders, 1,676 female householders)
2,603 spouses, 4,813 children (4,552 natural, 132 adopted, 129 stepchildren), 533 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 183 parents, 223 other relatives, 512 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,296 (1,271 male householders (1,029 living alone)), 1,403 female householders (1,160 living alone)), 622 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 94 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,777 2-persons, 1,034 3-persons, 794 4-persons, 358 5-persons, 130 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,189 1-person, 408 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

1,744 married couples with children.
1,920 single-parent households (276 men, 1,644 women).

91.2% of residents of Cocoa speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 951 (5.8%)
(41.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cocoa, Florida:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 283 4 rooms: 402 5 rooms: 1,034 6 rooms: 1,149 7 rooms: 602 8 rooms: 294 9 or more rooms: 163

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cocoa, Florida:
	1 room: 150 2 rooms: 459 3 rooms: 678 4 rooms: 888 5 rooms: 490 6 rooms: 184 7 rooms: 96 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 106
1995 to 1998: 111
1990 to 1994: 380
1980 to 1989: 1,821
1970 to 1979: 1,126
1960 to 1969: 2,099
1950 to 1959: 1,621
1940 to 1949: 293
1939 or earlier: 443

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cocoa:
	no bedroom: 39 1 bedroom: 184 2 bedrooms: 820 3 bedrooms: 2,279 4 bedrooms: 569 5 or more bedrooms: 95

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cocoa:
	no bedroom: 209 1 bedroom: 974 2 bedrooms: 1,173 3 bedrooms: 538 4 bedrooms: 57 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cocoa in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 262 1 vehicle: 1,557 2 vehicles: 1,664 3 vehicles: 374 4 vehicles: 103 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Cocoa in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 603 1 vehicle: 1,627 2 vehicles: 573 3 vehicles: 123 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Cocoa, FL:

Less than $10,000: 82
$10,000 to $14,999: 41
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 35
$25,000 to $29,999: 23
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 58
$60,000 to $69,999: 42
$70,000 to $79,999: 84
$80,000 to $89,999: 179
$90,000 to $99,999: 210
$100,000 to $124,999: 555
$125,000 to $149,999: 641
$150,000 to $174,999: 685
$175,000 to $199,999: 429
$200,000 to $249,999: 311
$250,000 to $299,999: 116
$300,000 to $399,999: 148
$400,000 to $499,999: 91
$500,000 to $749,999: 113
$750,000 to $999,999: 42
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Cocoa rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cocoa:

Less than $100: 107 people
$100 to $149: 56
$150 to $199: 98
$200 to $249: 98
$250 to $299: 107
$300 to $349: 173
$350 to $399: 118
$400 to $449: 106
$450 to $499: 188
$500 to $549: 187
$550 to $599: 223
$600 to $649: 343
$650 to $699: 257
$700 to $749: 203
$750 to $799: 139
$800 to $899: 174
$900 to $999: 90
$1,000 to $1,249: 120
$1,250 to $1,499: 34
$1,500 to $1,999: 12
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 140

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 208 1990 to 1994: 150 1985 to 1989: 127 1980 to 1984: 106 1975 to 1979: 57 1970 to 1974: 65 1970 to 1974: 68 1965 to 1969: 170

Cocoa, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.3%
Number of people working at home: 55 (0.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 132
5 to 9 minutes: 621
10 to 14 minutes: 1014
15 to 19 minutes: 1325
20 to 24 minutes: 1175
25 to 29 minutes: 349
30 to 34 minutes: 1108
35 to 39 minutes: 164
40 to 44 minutes: 198
45 to 59 minutes: 299
60 to 89 minutes: 195
90 or more minutes: 190

Cocoa mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,422 (79%)
Carpooled: 929 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 41 (1%)
Bicycle: 81 (1%)
Walked: 170 (2%)
Other means: 89 (1%)
Worked at home: 55 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1215
$10,000 to $14,999: 737
$15,000 to $19,999: 696
$20,000 to $24,999: 544
$25,000 to $29,999: 553
$30,000 to $34,999: 425
$35,000 to $39,999: 392
$40,000 to $44,999: 423
$45,000 to $49,999: 282
$50,000 to $59,999: 451
$60,000 to $74,999: 419
$75,000 to $99,999: 403
$100,000 to $124,999: 148
$125,000 to $149,999: 64
$150,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 or more: 48

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5599

United States or American: 1499

English: 1085

German: 1001

Irish: 889

Italian: 769

French (except Basque): 371

Scotch-Irish: 194

Polish: 148

Scottish: 139

French Canadian: 111

British: 104

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 94

Arab:: 86

Swedish: 73

European: 73

Subsaharan African:: 69

African: 69

Swiss: 64

Hungarian: 63

Dutch: 57

Welsh: 55

Czech: 46

Jamaican: 37

Canadian: 34

Portuguese: 34

Lebanese: 32

Bahamian: 31

Czechoslovakian: 29

Lithuanian: 24

Ukrainian: 24

Brazilian: 22

Norwegian: 20

Turkish: 19

Syrian: 19

Iraqi: 16

Northern European: 14

Austrian: 14

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11

Other Arab: 11

Danish: 9

Slovak: 9

Finnish: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

West Indian: 8

British West Indian: 7

Croatian: 6

Yugoslavian: 5

Romanian: 5

Greek: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala (16%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Mexico (8%)
Jamaica (7%)
Germany (6%)
Other Caribbean (6%)
Philippines (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7113
Northeast: 2114
Midwest: 1778
South: 3893
West: 503

52% of Cocoa residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 92
7th and 8th grade: 148
9th grade: 116
10th grade: 198
11th grade: 206
12th grade, no diploma: 284
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,566
Less than 1 year of college: 394
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 625
Associate degree: 498
Bachelor's degree: 500
Master's degree: 132
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 46

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 65
7th and 8th grade: 163
9th grade: 228
10th grade: 256
11th grade: 420
12th grade, no diploma: 314
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,868
Less than 1 year of college: 586
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 705
Associate degree: 382
Bachelor's degree: 496
Master's degree: 177
Professional school degree: 31
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 41.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 28.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,926
Black householders: $23,250
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $122,169
Asian householders: $33,885
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $48,447
Some other race householders: $30,191
Two or more races householders: $35,611
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,247

Cocoa household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cocoa household income for Black householders

Cocoa household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Cocoa household income for Asian householders

Cocoa household income for Some other race householders

Cocoa household income for Two or more races householders

Cocoa household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cocoa marital status for males

Cocoa marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,044
Black or African American householders: $122,577
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $173,458
Asian householders: $138,767
Some other race householders: $89,967
Two or more races householders: $144,317
Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,134

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,094
One, attached: 476
Two: 246
3 or 4: 449
5 to 9: 656
10 to 19: 371
20 to 49: 434
50 or more: 617
Mobile homes: 651
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,206

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cocoa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (76%) Utility gas (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) Utility gas (11%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 167

Here:	7.8%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63

Here:	7.1%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 125

Here:	19.6%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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