Merritt Island Census Stats

	Number	Percent
Merritt Island Population:	36090	100.00%
Sex and Age
Male	17613	48.8%
Female	18477	51.2%
Under 5 years	1771	4.91%
5 to 9 years	2144	5.94%
10 to 14 years	2475	6.86%
15 to 19 years	2254	6.25%
20 to 24 years	1427	3.95%
25 to 34 years	3414	9.46%
35 to 44 years	6009	16.65%
45 to 54 years	5213	14.44%
55 to 59 years	2208	6.12%
60 to 64 years	2033	5.63%
65 to 74 years	3733	10.34%
75 to 84 years	2407	6.67%
85 years and over	1002	2.78%
Median age (years)	42.6
18 years and over	28225	78.21%
Male	13545	37.53%
Female	14680	40.68%
21 years and over	27114	75.13%
62 years and over	8398	23.27%
65 years and over	7142	19.79%
Male	3133	8.68%
Female	4009	11.11%
Race
One race	35491	98.34%
White	32560	90.22%
Black or African American	1918	5.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native	149	0.41%
Asian	597	1.65%
Asian indian	158	0.44%
Chinese	84	0.23%
Filipino	101	0.28%
Japanese	52	0.14%
Korean	48	0.13%
Vietnamese	105	0.29%
Other Asian	49	0.14%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	21	0.06%
Native Hawaiian	9	0.02%
Guamanian or Chamorro	9	0.02%
Samoan	2	0.01%
Other Pacific Islander	1	0%
Some other race	246	0.68%
Two or more races	599	1.66%
Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population	36090	100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race)	1381	3.83%
Mexican	215	0.6%
Puerto Rican	470	1.3%
Cuban	221	0.61%
Other Hispanic or Latino	475	1.32%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34709	96.17%
White alone	31565	87.46%
Relationship
Total Population	36090	100.00%
In households	35345	97.94%
Householder	14955	41.44%
Spouse	7914	21.93%
Child	9356	25.92%
Own child under 18 years	7151	19.81%
Other relatives	1381	3.83%
Under 18 years	510	1.41%
Nonrelatives	1739	4.82%
Unmarried partner	800	2.22%
In group quarters	745	2.06%
Institutionalized population	458	1.27%
Non-Institutionalized population	287	0.8%
Households by Type
Total Households	14955	100.0 %
Family households (families)	10054	67.23%
With own children under 18 years	4060	27.15%
Married-couple family	7914	52.92%
With own children under 18 years	2838	18.98%
Female householder, no husband present	1599	10.69%
With own children under 18 years	937	6.27%
Non Family households	4901	32.77%
Householder living alone	4007	26.79%
Householder 65 years and over	1709	11.43%
Households with individuals under 18 years	4448	29.74%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4707	31.47%
Average Household size	2.36
Average family size	2.86
Housing Occupancy
Total housing units	15813	100.00%
Occupied housing units	14955	94.57%
Vacant housing units	858	5.43%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	193	1.22%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.2
Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	14955	100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units.	11196	74.86%
Renter-occupied housing units.	3759	25.14%
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.44
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.14
Misc
Land Area:	17.65 Sq miles
Water Area:	29.40 Sq miles
Total Area:	47.05 Sq miles
Population Density:	2,044.65 per Sq mile
Housing Density:	895.87 per Sq miles

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

2004 Crime Statistics % population affected	Brevard County	Florida
Property Crime	3.83%	5.10%
Arson	0.04%	0.02%
Burglary	1.01%	1.11%
Larceny Theft	2.52%	3.40%
Motor Vehicle Theft	0.30%	0.58%
Violent Crime	0.78%	0.86%
Aggravated Assault	0.59%	0.55%
Murder	<0.01%	0.01%
Rape	0.04%	0.04%
Robbery	0.14%	0.26%

 

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