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Cape Canaveral, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Author Jules Verne envisioned Florida’s east coast as the world’s portal into space in his 1865 science-fiction tale From the Earth to the Moon. Nowadays, that prediction is a reality. The Kennedy Space Center dominates the Cape Canaveral area and has earned this section of Florida the nickname the “Space Coast.”

Population: 8,829. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,523 (+19.2% change)
Males: 4,607 (52.2%), Females: 4,222 (47.8%)

Brevard County

Zip code: 32920

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.2 years
Median household income: $30,858
Median house value: $91,600

Population by Race

Races in Cape Canaveral:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (22.3%), Irish (16.7%), English (15.7%), Italian (8.4%), French (6.2%), United States (5.5%).

Elevation: 9 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Map of Cape Canaveral, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cape Canaveral

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cape Canaveral city

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 40.6%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 22.0%

7.9% Foreign born (3.6% Europe, 1.9% Asia, 1.3% Latin America, 0.9% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +974 (+12.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cape Canaveral:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cape Canaveral:

  • CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP (about 7 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: XMR)
  • PATRICK AFB (about 11 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: COF)
  • SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 15 miles; TITUSVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: TIX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cape Canaveral:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cape Canaveral:

  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 10 miles; COCOA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,277)
  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 22 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 48 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,717)
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)
  • SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SANFORD, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,261)
  • ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 55 miles; MAITLAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,992)

Public primary/middle school in Cape Canaveral:

  • CAPE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: 8440 N ROSALIND AVENUE; Grades: PK – 06)

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