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Population (year 2000): 16,412. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,898 (+3.0% change)
Males: 7,797 (47.5%), Females: 8,615 (52.5%)
Brevard County
Zip codes:
32922,
32926,
32927.
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $27,062 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,100 (year 2000)
Races in Cocoa:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.0%)
- Black (32.3%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (9.6%), United States (9.1%),
Irish (9.0%), English (8.7%), Italian (5.6%), French (3.3%).
Elevation: 39 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cocoa
- High school or higher: 75.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cocoa city
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 43.3%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 16.5%
5.8% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 1.2%
Europe, 1.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,263 (-7.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cocoa:
- WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
ROCKLEDGE, FL)
- CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; COCOA BEACH,
FL)
- PARRISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; TITUSVILLE,
FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cocoa:
- SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 10 miles; TITUSVILLE,
FL; ID: TIX)
- PATRICK AFB (about 14 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; ID:
COF)
- CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP (about 15 miles; COCOA
BEACH, FL; ID: XMR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cocoa:
- MERRITT ISLAND (about 5 miles; MERRITT ISLAND, FL;
ID: COI)
- NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY (about 17 miles;
TITUSVILLE, FL; ID: X68)
- ARTHUR DUNN AIR PARK (about 19 miles; TITUSVILLE,
FL; ID: X21)
College/University in Cocoa:
- BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 7,277; Location: 1519 CLEARLAKE
RD; Public; Website: WWW.BREVARD.CC.FL.US)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Cocoa:
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 22
miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 39 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 47
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; DELAND, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,966)
Public high school in Cocoa:
- COCOA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,445; Location:
2000 TIGER TRAIL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Cocoa:
- BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 188;
Location: PO BOX 3147; Grades: PK - 12)
- FLORIDA LEARNING ACADEMY PRIVA (Students: 74;
Location: 5640 HASTINGS ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cocoa:
- SPACE COAST JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 1,543; Location: 6150 BANYAN STREET; Grades:
07 - 10)
- ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 896;
Location: 7000 ENTERPRISE ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
- ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 806;
Location: 7300 BRIGGS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- FAIRGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 784;
Location: 201 INDIAN TRAIL; Grades: PK - 06)
- SATURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 775;
Location: 880 RANGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
- CHALLENGER 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
646; Location: 6135 RENA DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 586;
Location: 2000 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- ENDEAVOUR ELEMENTARY MAGNET (Students: 571;
Location: 905 PINEDA STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- CLEARLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 559;
Location: 1225 CLEARLAKE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- RONALD MCNAIR MAGNET MIDDLE (Students: 388;
Location: 1 CHALLENGER DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Cocoa:
- ST MARKS ACADEMY (Students: 139; Location: 2
CHURCH ST.; Grades: PK - 6)
- COCOA SDA SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location:
1500 COX RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 19;
Location: 385 SOUTH BURNETT RD; Grades: 1 - 5)
Library in Cocoa:
- BREVARD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $13,885,539; Location: 219 INDIAN RIVER DRIVE;
1,139,701 books; 31,055 audio materials; 35,653 video
materials; 4,145 serial subscriptions)
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