Brevard County Real Estate - Cocoa

Cocoa is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 17,140. Cocoa is approximately 40 miles from Orlando (population 238,300) and around 26 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).

The median age for residents of Cocoa is 40. Around 28.6% of Cocoa households include school aged children and 30.5% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 59.1% of the Cocoa population are White, 31.3% are Black or African American, .5% American Indian, 1% Asian and 2.7% are Two or more Races.

There are 8,603 housing units in Cocoa. 1,367 (15.8%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 3,850 residential rental units in Cocoa. 3,150 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 17.4%.

Cocoa is located in Brevard Country, FL; north of Rockledge and west of Merritt Island. In 2002, Cocoa embarked on an intense annexation program, nearly doubling the city’s size to 14 square miles. The Census population figures do not include these annexed areas.

Some of Cocoa's biggest employers are: Beyel Brothers Crane & Rigging, Braden Kitchens, Brevard Community College, Brewer Paving & Development, CEMEX, and Coastal Steel. Beyel brothers Crane & Rigging is a Cocoa based company that offers heavy hauling and crane rentals. Braden Kitchens is also based in Cocoa, and offers kitchen cabinets. CEMEX provides cement and Coastal steel is a steel erection and fabrication company.

The biggest industries are trade, transportation and utilities and construction.

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Brevard County

Brevard County is located in the East Central Florida region, along with Orange, Volusia, Sumter, Seminole, Lake, and Osceola counties. There are many incorporated municipalities in Brevard. Cities include Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite Beach, Titusville, and West Melbourne. The towns in Brevard are Grant-Valkaria, Indiatlantic, Malabar, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Village, and Palm Shores. Brevard?s population is well over half a million.

Top industries for Brevard County include technology, tourism, agriculture, and other service businesses. Top public sector employers for Brevard County are the Brevard County School Board, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, NASA, and US Department of Defense. Private sector employers include Harris Corporation, Health First, Inc., United Space Alliance, Wuesthoff Health System, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Kennedy Space Center is located on Merritt Island in Brevard County and provides many jobs for the area, as well as acting as a popular tourist destination. It is from this activity that Brevard takes its nickname, the Space Coast. Nicknamed "Space City USA", the city of Titusville is across the water from KSC. The city?s population is highly-educated. The city is a popular destination for visitors wishing to see spacecraft launches.

Other tourist attractions in Brevard County include Port Canaveral, one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Cocoa Beach. Port Canaveral is serviced by Disney Cruise Lines, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean. Not just a tourist destination, the port is within a foreign trade zone.

In 2010 and 2011, the Brookings Institution reported that Brevard ranked in the bottom fifth of the nation's top metro areas, based on unemployment, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosed properties. In 2011, the county was rated the 6th worst in the nation for foreclosures. RealtyTrac rated Brevard as the best county in the United States for buyers in 2013 because of the low prices.

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
1150 King St W Professional service building 26,112 B
1127 King St W Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 8,640 C
1100 King St W Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 2,895 B
1125 King St W Club, lodge or union hall 6,233 B
1156 King St W Government Undefined 0 L
1121 King St W Office building, non-professional service building, one story 2,880 B
1119 King St W Store, one story 1,740 B
1133 King St W Repair service shop (excluding automotive) 1,400 B
1131 Lake Dr Office building, non-professional service building, one story 567 B
1106 Lake Dr Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 16,229 B
1111 King St W Store, one story 9,269 B
1137 Lake Dr Office building, non-professional service building, one story 684 C
1122 Lake Dr Store, one story 5,323 B
1116 Ohio St Single Family 1,004 C
1124 Lake Dr Store, one story 1,365 B
1126 Lake Dr Store, one story 1,365 B
401 Varr Ave S County Owned 12,598 B
1139 Lake Dr Store, one story 2,915 B
1141 Lake Dr Store, one story 2,915 B
1130 Lake Dr Store, one story 1,944 B
1128 Lake Dr Store, one story 1,944 B
1112 Ohio St Single Family 1,028 C
1226 King St W Municipal Owned 32,300 B
1121 Peachtree St Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 3,888 B
1225 King St W Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 16,834 B
1223 King St W Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 16,834 B
1132 Lake Dr Store, one story 4,092 B
1134 Lake Dr Store, one story 4,092 B
1136 Lake Dr Store, one story 4,092 B
1140 Lake Dr Store, one story 4,092 B
1142 Lake Dr Store, one story 4,092 B
1138 Lake Dr Store, one story 4,092 B

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
205 Coral Way .57 994 $195,000
229 Clearlake Rd .68 5,609 $1,500,000
800 Fiske Blvd N .9 600 $44,900
800 Fiske Blvd N .9 850 $50,900
800 Fiske Blvd N .9 600 $44,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $44,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $50,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 600 $44,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $50,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $50,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $50,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $44,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 600 $44,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $50,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.25 850 $44,900

Nearby Companies

Astro Enterprises, Inc
1150 W King St
Black Media Works, Inc.
1150 W King St
Somaps LLC
1121 Peachtree St
M.G.M. Contracting, Inc.
1121 Peachtree St
Brickhouse Music LLC
1112 Lake Dr
Tropical Doors Inc.
1133 King St
Cashway Motors, Inc.
1100 West King St
Varr Property Group, LLC
150 S Varr Ave
Teaser, LLC
161 S Varr Ave
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