Moving to Cocoa Beach, Florida

Population: 12,482. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,435 (-0.4% change)
Males: 6,219 (49.8%), Females: 6,263 (50.2%)

Brevard County

Zip codes: 32931.

Demographics

Median resident age: 53.6 years
Median household income: $42,372
Median house value: $150,100

Population by Race

Races in Cocoa Beach:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
• Hispanic (2.5%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• Black (0.6%)
• American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (18.4%), German (18.3%), English (16.0%), Italian (9.2%), United States (7.0%), French (5.2%).

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 4.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cocoa Beach

• High school or higher: 93.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cocoa Beach city

• Never married: 17.2%
• Now married: 56.7%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 11.5%
• Divorced: 13.3%

8.5% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.1% Africa, 1.1% North America, 1.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+0.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cocoa Beach:

• CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL (701 W COCOA BEACH CAUSEWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cocoa Beach:

• WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ROCKLEDGE, FL)
• CIRCLES OF CARE INC (about 18 miles; MELBOURNE, FL)
• HEALTHSOUTH SEA PINES HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MELBOURNE, FL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cocoa Beach:

• PATRICK AFB (about 7 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: COF)
• CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP (about 11 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: XMR)
• MELBOURNE INTL (about 16 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Abbreviation: MLB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cocoa Beach:

• MERRITT ISLAND (about 5 miles; MERRITT ISLAND, FL; Abbreviation: COI)
• SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 17 miles; TITUSVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: TIX)
• NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY (about 20 miles; TITUSVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: X68)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cocoa Beach:

• BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 10 miles; COCOA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,277)
• FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 18 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 53 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)
• ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
• SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SANFORD, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,261)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 56 miles; MAITLAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,992)

Schools

Public high school in Cocoa Beach:

• COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,474; Location: 1500 MINUTEMEN CAUSEWAY; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cocoa Beach:

• THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 559; Location: 1400 MINUTEMEN CAUSEWAY; Grades: PK – 06)
• FREEDOM 7 ELEMENTARY/INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (Students: 407; Location: 400 4TH STREET; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Cocoa Beach:

• OUR SAVIOUR CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location: 5301 N ATLANTIC AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
• COCOA BEACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 830 S ATLANTIC AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)