Median Household Income
$94,012 ± $8,215
Median Home Value
$402,900 ± $16,436
Median Gross Rent
$1,441 ± $77/mo
Per Capita Income
$56,114
Poverty Rate
7.4%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
80.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
41.0%
Median Age
50.2
Average Commute
20 min
Households
14,166
Veterans
3,771
Population Over Time
Merritt Island shrank 0.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
35,063
2016
35,916
2018
36,797
2020
33,975
2022
34,300
2024
34,992
Population by Race & Ethnicity
White
85.4%
Hispanic or Latino
6.6%
Black or African American
2.7%
Asian
3.2%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024. Estimates carry a margin of error (shown as ±) inherent to ACS's sample-based methodology.