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Moving to Rockledge, Florida

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Population: 20,170. Estimated population in July 2024: 24,245 (+20.2% change)
Males: 9,586 (47.5%), Females: 10,584 (52.5%)

Brevard County

Zip codes: 32955.

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $45,218
Median house value: $90,400

Population by Race

Races in Rockledge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.8%)
  • Black (14.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (16.6%), English (14.3%), Irish (13.7%), United States (7.9%), Italian (6.9%), French (3.4%).

Elevation: 43 feet

Land area: 10.7 square miles

Map of Rockledge, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rockledge

  • High school or higher: 87.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockledge city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

4.6% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.6% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +3,869 (+23.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Rockledge:

  • WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (110 LONGWOOD AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rockledge:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockledge:

  • PATRICK AFB (about 12 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: COF)
  • SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 13 miles; TITUSVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: TIX)
  • CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP (about 16 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: XMR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rockledge:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Rockledge:

  • MARGOS SECRETARIAL SCHOOL (Location: 819 S CAROLINA AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockledge:

  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 3 miles; COCOA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,277)
  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 19 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 41 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,717)
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)
  • ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 49 miles; MAITLAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,992)
  • SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SANFORD, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,261)

Schools

Public high school in Rockledge:

  • ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,636; Location: 220 RAIDER ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rockledge:

  • RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 735; Location: 1700 CLUBHOUSE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 726; Location: 3011 S FISKE BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 721; Location: 2100 FISKE BOULEVARD S; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • GOLFVIEW ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCH (Students: 531; Location: 1530 FISKE BOULEVARD S; Grades: PK – 06)
  • HORACE MANN ACADEMY (Students: 113; Location: 550 SOLUTIONS WAY; Grades: KG – 12)
  • COGSWELL OFFSITE ALT ABEYANCE (Students: 68; Location: 1535 N COGSWELL STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Rockledge:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 579; Location: 1152 S SEMINOLE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ROCKLEDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 2175 S FISKE BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 154; Location: 1330 S FISKE BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 5)
  • ROCKLEDGE MONTESSORI (Students: 40; Location: 3000 FISKE BLVD; Grades: PK – KG)

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