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 
3910 Pepper Pl Cooperative 1,300 B
3901 Pepper Pl Vacant Residential 0 L
3920 Pepper Pl Cooperative 689 B
3911 Pepper Pl Cooperative 1,300 B
3921 Pepper Pl Cooperative 1,984 A
3935 Gatewood St Cooperative 0 B
3930 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
3945 Gatewood St Cooperative 0 B
3925 Gatewood St Cooperative 1,128 A
3931 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
3940 Pepper Pl Cooperative 1,920 A
3955 Gatewood St Cooperative 1,512 A
3912 Poplar Pl Cooperative 1,337 B
3941 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
3922 Poplar Pl Cooperative 2,015 B
3902 Poplar Pl Cooperative 0 B
3920 Gatewood St Cooperative 1,000 B
3932 Poplar Pl Vacant Residential 0 L
3965 Gatewood St Cooperative 785 B
3930 Gatewood St Cooperative 785 B
402 Vine Ave Government Undefined 0 L
3950 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
3942 Poplar Pl Cooperative 1,499 B
3940 Gatewood St Cooperative 0 B
3951 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
3903 Poplar Pl Vacant Residential 0 L
3950 Gatewood St Cooperative 1,273 B
3960 Gatewood St Cooperative 1,088 B
3913 Poplar Pl Cooperative 1,664 A
3960 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
3923 Poplar Pl Cooperative 0 B
3961 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
3970 Gatewood St Cooperative 1,105 B
3933 Poplar Pl Cooperative 1,012 B
3995 Gatewood St Mobile Home 1,610 B
3943 Poplar Pl Cooperative 0 B
3970 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 C
3971 Pepper Pl Cooperative 0 B
204 Rosewood Dr Condominium 1,512 B
210 Rosewood Dr Condominium 972 B
212 Rosewood Dr Condominium 960 B
208 Rosewood Dr Condominium 972 B

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
251 Lincoln Rd .76 1,480 $185,000
835 Cardinal Rd .9 2,765 $760,000
2840 King St W 1.5 0 $1,500,000
555 Range Rd S 1.61 0 $999,000
195 Range Rd N 1.74 840 $1,750,000
651 Range Rd N 2.01 1,333 $237,000
2512 Palm Dr N 2.14 1,040 $259,000
5121 Craig Rd 2.48 3,477 $4,000,000
1800 King St W 2.5 3,500 $689,746
229 Clearlake Rd 2.7 5,609 $1,500,000
138 Atkinson St 2.79 1,228 $1,100,000
205 Coral Way 2.8 994 $195,000
1713 Dixon Blvd 2.99 702 $85,000
1415 West Peachtree St 3.01 460 $260,000
1411 Belleview Rd 3.1 0 $32,900

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%.

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