511 King St W, Cocoa
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
| Address | Type | Sq Ft | Class | |
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| 358 Stone St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 515 King St W | Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop | 1,080 | B |
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| 364 Stone St | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 0 | L | |
| 110 Washington St | Open storage (building supplies, auto wrecking, fuel, equipment or material storage) | 0 | L | |
| 503 King St W | Store, one story | 7,173 | B |
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| 501 King St W | Store, one story | 7,173 | B |
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| 301 Cocoa Blvd S | Store, one story | 7,173 | B |
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| 505 King St W | Store, one story | 7,173 | B |
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| 361 Stone St | Single Family | 1,464 | C |
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| 357 Stone St | Enclosed theater or auditorium | 2,400 | B |
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| 365 Stone St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 516 King St W | Mortuary, cemetery or crematorium | 5,832 | B |
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| 373 Stone St | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 4,130 | B |
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| 590 King St W | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 305 Cocoa Blvd S | Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop | 396 | C |
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| 408 Stone St | Club, lodge or union hall | 1,972 | B |
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| 500 King St W | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 347 Stone St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 557 King St W | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 2,060 | B |
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| 555 King St W | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 2,060 | B |
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| 219 Cocoa Blvd N | Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop | 1,980 | B |
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| 412 Stone St | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 0 | L | |
| 252 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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| 256 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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| 250 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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| 254 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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| 341 Stone St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 359 Lemon St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 355 Lemon St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 516 King St W | Store, one story | 2,571 | C |
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| 353 Lemon St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 337 Stone St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 258 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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| 264 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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| 260 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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| 262 Washington St | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 2,760 | C |
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Nearest MLS Listings
Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location
| Address | Miles | Sq Ft | Price | |
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| 1229 King St W | .83 | 1,920 | $489,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | .99 | 600 | $44,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | .99 | 850 | $50,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | .99 | 600 | $44,900 |
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| 1411 Belleview Rd | 1.25 | 0 | $32,900 | |
| 205 Coral Way | 1.28 | 994 | $195,000 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 600 | $44,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 600 | $44,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 850 | $50,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 850 | $50,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 600 | $44,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 850 | $44,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 600 | $44,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 850 | $50,900 |
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| 800 Fiske Blvd N | 1.38 | 850 | $44,900 |
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Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $62,468. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $20,497 per year. The top 10% earn more than $145,332 per year. The top 1% earn more than $390,929 per year. Most renters earn between $28,824 (20th percentile) and $50,820 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $124,936 and $156,170.
Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates
Local Rents
The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $871. Most renters earn between $2,402 and $4,235 per month. They typically spend 32% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $635 (20th percentile) to $1,227 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 10%.
Nearby Companies
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