Merritt Island, FL

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1244275, place: Merritt Island CDP, Florida)

Total Population: 36,090
Male: 17,613 (48.8%)
Female: 18,477 (51.2%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,771 (4.91%)
5 to 9 years: 2,144 (5.94%)
10 to 14 years: 2,475 (6.86%)
15 to 19 years: 2,254 (6.25%)
20 to 24 years: 1,427 (3.95%)
25 to 34 years: 3,414 (9.46%)
35 to 44 years: 6,009 (16.65%)
45 to 54 years: 5,213 (14.44%)
55 to 59 years: 2,208 (6.12%)
60 to 64 years: 2,033 (5.63%)
65 to 74 years: 3,733 (10.34%)
75 to 84 years: 2,407 (6.67%)
85 years and over: 1,002 (2.78%)

Median age: 42.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 28,225 (78.21%)
21 years and over: 27,114 (75.13%)
62 years and over: 8,398 (23.27%)
65 years and over: 7,142 (19.79%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 28,225 (78.21%)
--Male: 13,545 (37.53%)
--Female: 14,680 (40.68%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 7,142 (19.79%)
--Male: 3,133 (8.68%)
--Female: 4,009 (11.11%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 35,491 (98.34%)
--White: 31,565 (87.46%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,381 (3.83%)
--Black or African American: 1,918 (5.31%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 149 (0.41%)
--Asian: 597 (1.65%)
----Asian Indian: 158 (0.44%)
----Chinese: 84 (0.23%)
----Filipino: 101 (0.28%)
----Japanese: 52 (0.14%)
----Korean: 48 (0.13%)
----Vietnamese: 105 (0.29%)
----Other Asian: 49 (0.14%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 21 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 9 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 9 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 2 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0%)
--Some other race: 246 (0.68%)
Two or more Races: 599 (1.66%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,381 (3.83%)
--Mexican: 215 (0.6%)
--Puerto Rican: 470 (1.3%)
--Cuban: 221 (0.61%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 475 (1.32%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 34,709 (96.17%)
--White Alone: 31,565 (87.46%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 35,345 (97.94%)
--Householder: 14,955 (41.44%)
--Spouse: 7,914 (21.93%)
--Child: 9,356 (25.92%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 7,151 (19.81%)
--Other relatives: 1,381 (3.83%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 510 (1.41%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,739 (4.82%)
----Unmarried partner: 800 (2.22%)
Living in group quarters: 745 (2.06%)
--Institutionalized Population: 458 (1.27%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 287 (0.8%)
Total households: 14,955
Family households (families): 10,054 (67.23%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,060 (27.15%)
--Married-couple families: 7,914 (52.92%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,838 (18.98%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,599 (10.69%)
----With own children under 18 years: 937 (6.27%)
Nonfamily households: 4,901 (32.77%)
--Householder living alone: 4,007 (26.79%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,709 (11.43%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,448 (29.74%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 4,707 (31.47%)
Average household size: 2.36 people
Average family size: 2.86 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 15,813
Occupied housing units: 14,955 (94.57%)
Vacant housing units: 858 (5.43%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 193 (1.22%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.2%
Occupied housing units: 14,955 (94.57%)
Owner occupied housing units: 11,196 (70.8%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,759 (23.77%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.44 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.14 people

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