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  • FIPS 12009
  • Largest town: Palm Bay

Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County had 658,447 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,015.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 67 in Florida by population and 15th by land area.

Population
658,447
#11 of 67 in Florida · #109 in US
Area
1,015.0 sq mi
#15 of 67 in Florida · #659 in US
Density
649 / sq mi
#13 of 67 in Florida · #222 in US
Median household income
$77,961
#15 of 67 in Florida · #546 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Brevard County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Brevard County population, land area and income

Brevard County had 658,447 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,015.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 67 in Florida by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 648.7 people per square mile, 6.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Brevard County is 4.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,961 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

658,447

3144th1st

109th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,015 sq mi

3144th1st

659th of 3,144 (US)

Density

648.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

222nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,961

3143rd1st

546th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

658,447

67th1st

11th of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,015 sq mi

67th1st

15th of 67 (FL)

Density

648.7 / sq mi

67th1st

13th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$77,961

67th1st

15th of 67 (FL)

How Brevard County's population changed since 2020

Brevard County gained 49,655 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.2%. That ranks 31st of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Brevard County recorded 21,532 births and 36,641 deaths, a natural change of -15,109. Net international migration added +9,306 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +57,361. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 57,361 people.

608.8k2020618.0k2021632.0k2022646.7k2023658.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
21,532
Deaths
36,641
Net international migration
+9,306
Net domestic migration
+57,361
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+11,742

Where Brevard County is

The Census internal point of Brevard County is at 28.298300, -80.700300. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Brevard County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Brevard County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
28.298300, -80.700300
DMS
28°17'53.88"N 80°42'1.08"W
UTM
17N 529385.8E 3130283.7N
Geohash
djn8gxecd
Plus code
76WX77XX+8V

Towns in Brevard County

15 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Brevard County, 420,461 people together, or 64% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Brevard County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Palm Bay with 142,023.

  1. 01Palm Bay142,023
  2. 02Melbourne87,561
  3. 03Titusville49,883
  4. 04Rockledge31,429
  5. 05West Melbourne31,378
  6. 06Cocoa19,909
  7. 07Cocoa Beach11,386
  8. 08Satellite Beach11,367
  9. 09Cape Canaveral10,014
  10. 10Indian Harbour Beach9,006
  11. 11Grant-Valkaria5,730
  12. 12Melbourne Beach3,273
  13. 13Malabar3,175
  14. 14Indialantic3,117
  15. 15Palm Shores1,210
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Brevard County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Brevard County. The most populous is Orange County, FL, with 1,533,646 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 261.4 miles NW of Brevard County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Palm Bay, FL (population 142,023), 23.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Rockledge, FL (population 31,429), 2.8 miles away.

Brevard County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Brevard County is 12009: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,961.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Brevard County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 658,447. That is up 49,655 people (8.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 608,792.

What is the FIPS code of Brevard County?

12009. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Brevard County?

Palm Bay, with 142,023 residents inside Brevard County in 2024.

Which counties border Brevard County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orange County, FL; Volusia County, FL; Seminole County, FL; Osceola County, FL; Indian River County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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