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Cocoa, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 16,412. Estimated population in July 2024: 16,898 (+3.0% change)
Males: 7,797 (47.5%), Females: 8,615 (52.5%)

Brevard County

Zip codes: 32922, 32926, 32927.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $27,062
Median house value: $66,100

Population by Race

Races in Cocoa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.0%)
  • Black (32.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (9.6%), United States (9.1%), Irish (9.0%), English (8.7%), Italian (5.6%), French (3.3%).

Elevation: 39 feet

Land area: 7.5 square miles

Map of Cocoa, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cocoa

  • High school or higher: 75.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cocoa city

  • Never married: 27.8%
  • Now married: 43.3%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 16.5%

5.8% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 1.2% Europe, 1.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -1,263 (-7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cocoa:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cocoa:

  • SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 10 miles; TITUSVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: TIX)
  • PATRICK AFB (about 14 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: COF)
  • CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP (about 15 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: XMR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cocoa:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Cocoa:

  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 7,277; Location: 1519 CLEARLAKE RD; Public; Website: WWW.BREVARD.CC.FL.US)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Cocoa:

  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 22 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 39 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,717)
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)
  • ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
  • SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SANFORD, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,261)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 47 miles; MAITLAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,992)
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; DELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,966)

Schools

Public high school in Cocoa:

  • COCOA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,445; Location: 2000 TIGER TRAIL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Cocoa:

  • BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 188; Location: PO BOX 3147; Grades: PK – 12)
  • FLORIDA LEARNING ACADEMY PRIVA (Students: 74; Location: 5640 HASTINGS ST; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cocoa:

  • SPACE COAST JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,543; Location: 6150 BANYAN STREET; Grades: 07 – 10)
  • ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 896; Location: 7000 ENTERPRISE ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 806; Location: 7300 BRIGGS AVENUE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • FAIRGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 784; Location: 201 INDIAN TRAIL; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SATURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 775; Location: 880 RANGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CHALLENGER 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 6135 RENA DRIVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 586; Location: 2000 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • ENDEAVOUR ELEMENTARY MAGNET (Students: 571; Location: 905 PINEDA STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CLEARLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 559; Location: 1225 CLEARLAKE ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • RONALD MCNAIR MAGNET MIDDLE (Students: 388; Location: 1 CHALLENGER DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Cocoa:

  • ST MARKS ACADEMY (Students: 139; Location: 2 CHURCH ST.; Grades: PK – 6)
  • COCOA SDA SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 1500 COX RD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 19; Location: 385 SOUTH BURNETT RD; Grades: 1 – 5)

Libraries

Library in Cocoa:

  • BREVARD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $13,885,539; Location: 219 INDIAN RIVER DRIVE; 1,139,701 books; 31,055 audio materials; 35,653 video materials; 4,145 serial subscriptions)

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