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Population (year 2000): 36,090
Males: 17,613 (48.8%), Females: 18,477 (51.2%)
Brevard County
Zip codes:
32952,
32953.
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $43,532 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,300 (year 2000)
Races in Merritt Island:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
- Black (5.3%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (19.6%), English (16.0%),
Irish (15.5%), Italian (8.7%), United States (6.6%), French
(4.6%).
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 17.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Merritt Island
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Merritt Island CDP
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 13.1%
6.4% Foreign born (2.4% Europe, 1.7% Latin
America, 1.3% Asia, 0.7% North America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Merritt Island:
- CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; COCOA BEACH,
FL)
- WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
ROCKLEDGE, FL)
- CIRCLES OF CARE INC (about 20 miles; MELBOURNE, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Merritt Island:
- PATRICK AFB (about 11 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; ID:
COF)
- SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 12 miles; TITUSVILLE,
FL; ID: TIX)
- CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP (about 12 miles; COCOA
BEACH, FL; ID: XMR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Merritt Island:
- MERRITT ISLAND (about 2 miles; MERRITT ISLAND, FL;
ID: COI)
- NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY (about 17 miles;
TITUSVILLE, FL; ID: X68)
- MELBOURNE INTL (about 19 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; ID:
MLB)
Colleges/Universities in Merritt Island:
- ADVANCED-BASIC HAIR DESIGN TRAINING CENTER
(Full-time enrollment: 65; Location: 85 RICHLAND AVE;
Private, for-profit)
- MERRITT ISLAND AIR SERVICE (Location: 900
AIRPORT RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Merritt Island:
- BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 4
miles; COCOA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,277)
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 20
miles; MELBOURNE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,055)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 43 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 51
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
Public high school in Merritt Island:
- MERRITT ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,828; Location: 100 E MUSTANG WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Merritt Island:
- MERRITT ISLAND CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 547;
Location: 140 MAGNOLIA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Merritt Island:
- LEWIS CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
909; Location: ONE SKYLINE BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 06)
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 835;
Location: 885 S COURTENAY PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 07)
- AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 729;
Location: 1201 N BANANA RIVER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- GARDENDALE MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 631; Location: 301 GROVE BOULEVARD; Grades:
PK - 06)
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
613; Location: 1275 S COURTENAY PARKWAY; Grades: 07 -
08)
- EDGEWOOD JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH (Students: 598;
Location: 180 E MERRITT AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 09)
- MILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 430;
Location: 288 W MERRITT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- ROBERT L. STEVENSON ELEMENTARY (Students:
280; Location: 1450 MARTIN BOULEVARD; Grades: 03 - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Merritt Island:
- DIVINE MERCY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 291;
Location: 1940 N COURTENAY PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- ALPHA ACADEMY (Students: 79; Location: 3645
NORTH COURTENAY PKWY; Grades: PK - 4)
- CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 68;
Location: 3500 N COURTENAY PKWY; Grades: PK - 4)
- ISLAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 32;
Location: 277 MCLEOD STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
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