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 
359 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 204 L
359 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 204 L
363 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 204 L
359 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 204 L
349 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 204 L
349 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 204 L
335 Hibiscus Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 926 C
381 Hibiscus Ave Repair service shop (excluding automotive) 2,500 B
360 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 1,177 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
350 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 5,040 B
333 Hibiscus Ave Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 1,415 C
358 Hibiscus Ave Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 14,431 B
352 Hibiscus Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,500 C
340 Tangerine Ave Repair service shop (excluding automotive) 1,024 B
346 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
220 Tropical Trl N Single Family 1,176 C
389 Hibiscus Ave Single Family 1,352 C
329 Hibiscus Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
386 Hibiscus Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,600 C
210 Tropical Trl N Church 1,840 B
230 Tropical Trl N Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 1,669 C
332 Tangerine Ave Professional service building 3,381 B
340 Hibiscus Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,396 C
236 Tropical Trl N Single Family 1,024 C
390 Hibiscus Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,440 C
388 Hibiscus Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,440 C
231 Parnell St Vacant Commercial 0 L
140 Tropical Trl N Open storage (building supplies, auto wrecking, fuel, equipment or material storage) 1,104 B
237 Parnell St Vacant Commercial 0 L
242 Tropical Trl N Single Family 875 C
363 Merritt Ave W Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,440 C
365 Merritt Ave W Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,440 C
357 Merritt Ave W Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,880 C
359 Merritt Ave W Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,880 C
351 Merritt Ave W Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,880 C
353 Merritt Ave W Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,880 C
318 Tangerine Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 774 B
225 Parnell St Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 3,330 B
371 Merritt Ave W Multi-family - less than 10 units 768 C

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
260 Tropical Trl N .09 10,413 $2,149,900
440 Merritt Island Cswy W .21 1,066 $899,000
1395 Courtenay Pkwy N .33 1,350 $179,900
76 Merritt Island Cswy E .42 12,444 $3,149,900
230 Merritt Island Cswy E .57 16,200 $3,149,900
850 Courtenay Pkwy N .86 1,680 $795,000
975 Courtenay Pkwy N .97 7,404 $749,000
777 Merritt Island Cswy E 1.2 627,156 $129,000
536 Delannoy Ave 1.35 3,461 $899,000
250 Sykes Creek Pkwy S 1.42 1,260 $389,000
330 Surfspray Dr 1.47 1,188 $690,000
657 Brevard Ave 1.47 3,526 $974,900
461 Forrest Ave 1.61 3,762 $769,900
247 Island Beach Blvd 1.66 3,016 $575,000
420 Stone St 1.9 0 $650,000

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $72,768. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $23,880 per year. The top 10% earn more than $187,088 per year. The top 1% earn more than $641,838 per year. Most renters earn between $33,936 (20th percentile) and $61,692 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $145,536 and $181,920.

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 $1,015. Most renters earn between $2,828 and $5,141 per month. They typically spend 31% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $738 (20th percentile) to $1,432 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 9%.

Nearby Companies

Karux, LLC
211 Parnell St
Floravista, Inc.
211 Parnell St
Camp+Life Nsb, Inc.
205 Parnell St
Langston Properties Inc
205 Parnell St
Daniel J. Freyberg, Pa
350 Tangerine Ave
Island Utopia Homes LLC
260 N Tropical Trl
Village Flooring Plus LLC
358 Hibiscus Ave
Max Land Trust Inc
358 Hibiscus Ave
The 321 Nest, Inc.
360 Tangerine Ave
Gunnstruction, Inc.
350 Tangerine Ave Suite 1
Hollander-Johnson LLC
333 Hibiscus Ave
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