Merritt Island, Florida Neighborhood Info

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Merritt Island, Florida QuickFacts

	Merritt Island, Florida	United States
Total population	36,090	281,421,906
State	Florida
City	merritt island

Merritt Island, Florida Population

	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
Male	17,613	48.8%	49.06%
Female	18,477	51.2%	50.94%
Median age (years)	42.6		35.3

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	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
18 years and over	28,225	78.21%	74.31%
21 years and over	27,114	75.13%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,398	23.27%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,142	19.79%	12.43%

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	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
White	32,560	90.22%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,918	5.31%	12.32%
Asian	597	1.65%	3.64%
Some other race	416	1.15%	5.46%
Two or more races	599	1.66%	2.43%

Merritt Island, Florida Housing

	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
Total households	14,955		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,054	67.23%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,901	32.77%	31.94%

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	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
Total housing units	15,814		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	858	5.43%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,955	94.57%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,196	70.8%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,759	23.77%	30.77%

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	Merritt Island, Florida	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	259	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,860	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,554	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,658	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	888	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	598	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	203	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	31	0.57%
Median (dollars)	118,300	119,600

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	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,657	17.77%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,120	27.55%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,469	16.51%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,756	18.43%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,806	12.08%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,148	7.68%	9.65%

Merritt Island, Florida Education

	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,473		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	566	6.68%	6.47%
Kindergarten	375	4.43%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,795	44.79%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,999	23.59%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,738	20.51%	22.81%

Merritt Island, Florida Economy

	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
Population 16 years and over	29,424		217,168,077
In labor force	17,197	58.45%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	17,112	58.16%	63.39%
- - Employed	16,253	55.24%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	859	2.92%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	85	0.29%	0.53%
Not in labor force	12,227	41.55%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,300	52.0%	51.66%
In labor force	7,853	26.69%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	7,847	26.67%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,427	25.24%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,115	7.19%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,249		12,787,501

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	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	14,965		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,089	7.28%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	932	6.23%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,954	13.06%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,030	13.56%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,366	15.81%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,817	18.82%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,798	12.01%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,342	8.97%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	359	2.4%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	278	1.86%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	43,532		41,994

	Merritt Island, Florida	%, Merritt Island, Florida	United States
With earnings	10,943	37.19%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,076		56,604
With Social Security income	5,146	17.49%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,652		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	562	1.91%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,053		6,320
With public assistance income	354	1.2%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,982		3,032
With retirement income	4,042	13.74%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,646		17,376

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