DEMOGRAPHICS
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RANKINGS

Brevard County is the #2 fastest growing tech sector in the U.S. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022).
The Place For Space. More than 16,019 aerospace companies in Florida. #2 in the U.S. for Aviation and Aerospace entities. Sources: Space Florida. U.S. Census Bureau (2019). FSU Center of Economic Forecasting (2014).

Rocket launches happen here and dreams are launched from here.

MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA is located in the heart of Brevard County (also known as the Space Coast).

Aerospace and Aviation, Advanced Manufacturing and Technology startups and brand-name corporations elect to live and work here.

Brevard County is ranked #2 Fastest Growing Tech Sector in the U.S. by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022).

The county’s population is 616,628, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (July 2021). The population of Merritt Island, located just south of Kennedy Space Center and just west of famous Cocoa Beach, is 45,100 (a 2020 conversion from US Census figures by ERSI).

Information from Space Florida (headquartered in Exploration Park in North Merritt Island), using U.S. Census Bureau counts (2019) and FSU Center of Economic Forecasting from 2014, ranks Florida #2 in the U.S. for Aerospace and Aviation Companies at 16,019+ and recently continuing fast-paced growth and expansion.

With Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Space Launch Delta 45 located here, and more than 66,000 veterans calling this home, the Space Coast represents a strong economic impact from active duty, military families and veterans.

Finally, The Milken Institute (2022) ranks our county as #8 Best Job Growth in the U.S.

OPPORTUNITIES

Housing units in Brevard number 292,224 with just 21,141 currently in zip codes 32952 and 32953, Merritt Island. Sitting in the center of high growth, with easy access to beaches and Orlando, Jacksonville and Miami, Merritt Island is poised for growth with potential for inspired redevelopment opportunities.

Learn more about our numbers, dig deeply into the demographics of our population and households, and get acquainted with key properties ripe for development in Merritt Island by contacting the MIRA Leadership Team by email or at 321-454-6610.

Brevard County Population is 616,628. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, July 2021.
Merritt Island population is 45,100. Source: converted by ESRI, based on 2020 U.S. Census.
66,000 plus veterans in Brevard County. Source, U.S. Census Bureau, July 2020
294,224 Brevard County Housing Units (total county). 21,141 Merritt Island housing units (32952 and 32953 zip codes). Source U.S. Census Bureau (July 2021). Merritt Island stats converted by ESRI based on 2020 U.S. Census.