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Population (year 2000): 79,413. Estimated
population in July 2005: 92,833 (+16.9% change)
Males: 38,723 (48.8%), Females: 40,690 (51.2%)
Brevard County
Zip codes:
32905,
32907,
32908,
32909.
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $36,508 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,300 (year 2000)
Races in Palm Bay:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.2%)
- Black (11.3%)
- Hispanic (8.6%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.9%), Irish (14.6%),
English (10.1%), Italian (9.2%), United States (7.9%), French
(4.2%).
Elevation: 19 feet
Land area: 63.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palm Bay
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palm Bay city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 12.0%
9.6% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 1.7%
Europe, 1.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +16,090
(+25.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Palm Bay:
- CIRCLES OF CARE INC (about 8 miles; MELBOURNE, FL)
- HEALTHSOUTH SEA PINES HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
MELBOURNE, FL)
- HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
MELBOURNE, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palm
Bay:
- MELBOURNE INTL (about 9 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; ID:
MLB)
- PATRICK AFB (about 18 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; ID:
COF)
- VERO BEACH MUNI (about 29 miles; VERO BEACH, FL; ID:
VRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palm Bay:
- VALKARIA (about 8 miles; VALKARIA, FL; ID: X59)
- SEBASTIAN MUNI (about 18 miles; SEBASTIAN, FL; ID:
X26)
- MERRITT ISLAND (about 25 miles; MERRITT ISLAND, FL;
ID: COI)
College/University in Palm Bay:
- DARLYNE MCGEES ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY
(Full-time enrollment: 43; Location: 4711 BABCOCK ST NE
STE 26; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palm Bay:
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 8
miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
- BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 27
miles; COCOA, FL; FT enrollment: 7,277)
- INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; FT
PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 58 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 66
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
Public high school in Palm Bay:
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,139;
Location: 1901 DEGROODT ROAD SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Palm Bay:
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 250;
Location: 720 EMERSON DR NE; Grades: KG - 12)
- VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 70;
Location: 100 EMERSON DRIVE NW; Grades: KG - 12)
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location:
4690 LIPSCOMB ST NE STE 4B; Grades: 9 - 12)
- PALM BAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 24;
Location: PO BOX 60201; Grades: 5 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Palm Bay:
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,412;
Location: 451 ELDRON BOULEVARD SE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,077;
Location: 2175 DEGROODT ROAD, SW; Grades: PK - 06)
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 930;
Location: 1275 GLENDALE AVENUE NW; Grades: PK - 06)
- LOCKMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 905;
Location: 525 PEPPER STREET NE; Grades: PK - 06)
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 845; Location: 155 DEL MUNDO STREET NW;
Grades: PK - 06)
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 840;
Location: 950 TUPELO ROAD SW; Grades: PK - 06)
- PORT MALABAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
818; Location: 301 PIONEER AVENUE NE; Grades: PK - 06)
- RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 692;
Location: 351 RIVIERA DRIVE NE; Grades: PK - 06)
- PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 663;
Location: 1200 ALAMANDA ROAD NE; Grades: PK - 06)
- JOHN F. TURNER, SENIOR ELEMENTARY (Students:
661; Location: 3175 JUPITER BOULEVARD SE; Grades: PK -
06)
Private primary/middle schools in Palm Bay:
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 424;
Location: 5320 BABCOCK ST N E; Grades: PK - 8)
- PALM BAY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 119;
Location: 2601 EMERSON DRIVE SE; Grades: PK - 11)
- DIAMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 32;
Location: PO BOX 60534; Grades: PK - 7)
- WELLINGTON ACADEMY (Students: 30; Location:
1436 TROUTMAN BLVD NE; Grades: PK - KG)
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