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The population of Merritt Island, Florida includes 36,090, among them ninety point two two percent white, five point three one percent black. Merritt Island, Florida total female population fifty-one point two percent, total male population in Merritt Island, Florida is forty-eight point eight percent. In Merritt Island, Florida, 858 units are vacant, [owner_occupied] housing units are occupied by owners and three thousand, seven hundred and fifty-nine are occupied by renters. The median age for Merritt Island, Florida is forty-two point six years old. In the city of Merritt Island, Florida the total number of households is 14,955, among them there are 10,054 family households. High school students account for twenty-three point five nine percent of students and college students make up 20.51% of Merritt Island, Florida graduates.

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 Merritt Island, Florida United States
Total population36,090 281,421,906
StateFlorida 
CityMerritt Island 

Merritt Island, Florida Population

 Merritt Island, Florida %, Merritt Island, Florida United States
Male17,61348.8%49.06%
Female18,47751.2%50.94%
Median age (years)42.6  35.3
18 years and over28,22578.21%74.31%
21 years and over27,11475.13%69.97%
62 years and over8,39823.27%14.66%
65 years and over7,14219.79%12.43%

 Merritt Island, Florida %, Merritt Island, Florida United States
White32,56090.22%75.14%
Black or African American1,9185.31%12.32%
Asian5971.65%3.64%
Some other race4161.15%5.46%
Two or more races5991.66%2.43%
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Merritt Island, Florida Housing

 Merritt Island, Florida %, Merritt Island, Florida United States
Total housing units 15,814 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 8585.43%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 14,95594.57%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 11,19670.8%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 3,75923.77%30.77%
 Merritt Island, Florida %, Merritt Island, Florida United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20002,657 17.77%19.95%
1995 to 19984,120 27.55%28.9%
1990 to 19942,469 16.51%16.07%
1980 to 19892,756 18.43%15.58%
1970 to 19791,806 12.08%9.86%
1969 or earlier1,148 7.68%9.65%
 Merritt Island, Florida %, Merritt Island, Florida United States
Total households14,955  105,480,101
Family households (families)10,054 67.23%68.06%
Nonfamily households4,901 32.77%31.94%
 Merritt Island, Florida United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0002595,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9993,86016,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9992,55413,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9991,6588,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9998886,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9995983,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9992031,308,116
$1,000,000 or more31313,759
Median (dollars)118,300119,600
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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, preschool5666.68% 6.47%
Kindergarten3754.43% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,79544.79% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)1,99923.59% 21.38%
College or graduate school1,73820.51% 22.81%
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Merritt Island, Florida Economy

 Merritt Island, Florida %, Merritt Island, Florida United States
Population 16 years and over29,424  217,168,077
In labor force17,197 58.45%63.92%
- Civilian labor force17,112 58.16%63.39%
- - Employed16,253 55.24%59.73%
- - Unemployed859 2.92%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.0  5.8
- Armed Forces85 0.29%0.53%
Not in labor force12,227 41.55%36.08%
Females 16 years and over15,300 52.0%51.66%
In labor force7,853 26.69%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,847 26.67%29.65%
- - Employed7,427 25.24%27.92%
Own children under 6 years2,115 7.19%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,249  12,787,501
With earnings10,943 37.19%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)56,076  56,604
With Social Security income5,146 17.49%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,652  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income562 1.91%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,053  6,320
With public assistance income354 1.2%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,982  3,032
With retirement income4,042 13.74%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)21,646  17,376
 Merritt Island, Florida %, Merritt Island, Florida United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households14,965  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,089 7.28%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999932 6.23%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,954 13.06%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,030 13.56%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,366 15.81%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,817 18.82%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,798 12.01%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,342 8.97%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999359 2.4%2.2%
$200,000 or more278 1.86%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)43,532  41,994
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.