Palm Bay Population History 1990 - 2023

Palm Bay Population Facts

What is the current population of Palm Bay?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Palm Bay is 135,566. Palm Bay, Florida is the 207th largest city in the US.

What county is Palm Bay, Florida in?

Palm Bay is located entirely in Brevard County.

What is the size of Palm Bay, Florida in square miles?

Palm Bay has an area of 65.7 square miles.

What was the peak population of Palm Bay?

The current population of Palm Bay (135,566) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Palm Bay growing?

Palm Bay has grown 70.2% since the 2000. Palm Bay, Florida is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 84% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Palm Bay, Florida?

Palm Bay has a population density of 1,570.6 people per square mile.

Palm Bay Demographics

What is the voting age population of Palm Bay, Florida?

The total voting age population of Palm Bay, Florida, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 82,807. The voting age population is 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

What percentage of Palm Bay, Florida residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 18.5% of the residents of Palm Bay are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Palm Bay, Florida?

The racial demographics of Palm Bay are 73.7% White, 17.7% Black, 4.1% Two or more races, 2.3% Other, 1.6% Asian and 0.7% American Indian. Additionally, 17.1% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Palm Bay, Florida residents are below the poverty line?

In Palm Bay, 13.0% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 18.0%. On a per-household basis, 9.7% of families are below the poverty line in Palm Bay.

What percentage of Palm Bay, Florida residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 57.1% of Palm Bay residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Palm Bay, Florida residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 89.7% of Palm Bay residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 19.3% have a bachelor's degree and 6.2% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Palm Bay, Florida residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Palm Bay residents aged 5 and older, 14.8% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 10.9% of residents speak Spanish at home, 2.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.7% speak an Asian language.

Palm Bay Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Palm Bay, Florida?

The unemployment rate in Palm Bay is 6.2%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Palm Bay, Florida residents work for the government?

In Palm Bay, 10.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Palm Bay, Florida?

The median household income in Palm Bay is $51,408.

Palm Bay Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Palm Bay, Florida?

In Palm Bay, 74.5% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Palm Bay, Florida?

Renters occupy 25.5% of housing units in Palm Bay.

What percentage of Palm Bay, Florida housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Palm Bay, 0.1% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Palm Bay, Florida housing units were built after 2000?

In Palm Bay, 28.1% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 12,200 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Palm Bay, Florida?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Palm Bay is $1,059.

What percentage of households in Palm Bay, Florida have broadband internet?

In Palm Bay, 87.0% of households have an active broadband internet connection.