Language Spoken At Home in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 33,445 | 100% |
English only | 30,151 | 90.2% |
Language other than English | 3,294 | 9.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 884 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 1,780 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 477 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 947 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 163 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 504 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 203 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 63 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,752 | 100% |
American | 4,032 | 11.6% |
Arab | 79 | 0.2% |
Czech | 152 | 0.4% |
Danish | 136 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 622 | 1.8% |
English | 4,524 | 13.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,581 | 4.5% |
French Canadian | 265 | 0.8% |
German | 6,162 | 17.7% |
Greek | 118 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 295 | 0.8% |
Irish | 4,975 | 14.3% |
Italian | 3,033 | 8.7% |
Lithuanian | 50 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 266 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,284 | 3.7% |
Portuguese | 148 | 0.4% |
Russian | 253 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 630 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 1,057 | 3.0% |
Slovak | 28 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 90 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 405 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 131 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 105 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 305 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 539 | 1.6% |
Households By Type in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,196 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,233 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,270 | 23.0% |
Married-couple family | 6,992 | 49.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,297 | 16.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 644 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 229 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,597 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 744 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 4,963 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,188 | 29.5% |
65 years and over | 1,880 | 13.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,691 | 26.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,185 | 36.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 34,330 | 100% |
Householder | 14,196 | 41.4% |
Spouse | 7,008 | 20.4% |
Child | 9,193 | 26.8% |
Other relatives | 2,349 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,584 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 727 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,267 | 100% |
Never married | 3,932 | 27.6% |
Now married, except separated | 7,353 | 51.5% |
Separated | 267 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 611 | 4.3% |
Divorced | 2,104 | 14.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,188 | 100% |
Never married | 2,931 | 19.3% |
Now married, except separated | 7,411 | 48.8% |
Separated | 397 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 2,242 | 14.8% |
Divorced | 2,207 | 14.5% |
Fertility in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 296 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 165 | 55.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 122 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 840 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 310 | 36.9% |
Less than 1 year | 106 | 12.6% |
1 or 2 years | 67 | 8.0% |
3 or 4 years | 59 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 78 | 9.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 310 | 100% |
Who are female | 154 | 49.7% |
Who are married | 247 | 79.7% |
School Enrollment in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,174 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 388 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 429 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,397 | 41.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,722 | 21.1% |
College or graduate school | 2,238 | 27.4% |
Educational Attainment in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 25,512 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 517 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,506 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,126 | 27.9% |
Some college, no degree | 5,687 | 22.3% |
Associate's degree | 2,562 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,112 | 20.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,002 | 11.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.8% |
Veteran Status in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,859 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,921 | 17.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 34,312 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,101 | 14.9% |
Under 18 years | 6,789 | 100% |
With a disability | 251 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 20,109 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,193 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 7,414 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,657 | 35.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 34,621 | 100% |
Same house | 30,289 | 87.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,175 | 12.1% |
Same county | 2,945 | 8.5% |
Different county | 1,230 | 3.6% |
Same state | 478 | 1.4% |
Different state | 752 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 157 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,752 | 100% |
Native | 31,728 | 91.3% |
Born in United States | 30,865 | 88.8% |
State of residence | 10,479 | 30.2% |
Different state | 20,386 | 58.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 863 | 2.5% |
Foreign born | 3,024 | 8.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,024 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,806 | 59.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,218 | 40.3% |
Year of Entry in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,887 | 100% |
Native | 863 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 863 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,024 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 59 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,965 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Merritt Island
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,024 | 100% |
Europe | 847 | 28.0% |
Asia | 587 | 19.4% |
Africa | 222 | 7.3% |
Oceania | 87 | 2.9% |
Latin America | 1,077 | 35.6% |
Northern America | 204 | 6.7% |