Brevard County, FL Population

Overview

601,573

Total Population

47.0

Median age

50.82%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

66,257

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brevard County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brevard County is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brevard County's population under 18 was 18.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brevard County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brevard County, 15.05% were under the age of 15, 16.14% aged 15 to 29, 45.28% aged 30 to 64, 20.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9,849 more females than males in Brevard County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.82% females and 49.18% males in Brevard County, FL.
The Brevard County, FL gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 25,148.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 25,822.

Brevard County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brevard County population: 78.81% are White, 9.72% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.41% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.23% are some other race and 6.49% are multiracial.
Brevard County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 66,257 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 535,316 (88.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brevard County is White with a population of 474,112 (78.81% of the total population).

Brevard County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 630,693 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Brevard County's population increased by 66,161 (13.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brevard County's population increased by 64,713 (11.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brevard County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 477,839.