Palm Bay, Florida demographics

Palm Bay, FL demographics: median age 41.0; 24.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Palm Bay city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1254000. The survey estimates a population of 130,132 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Palm Bay is 41.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 45,850 households (±1,108). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.0 ±0.8	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 130,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	28,806 ±1,510	22.1% ±1.2 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	26,323 ±1,432	20.2% ±1.1 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	50,284 ±2,090	38.6% ±1.6 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	24,719 ±1,291	19.0% ±1.0 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 130,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	62,623 ±1,117	48.1% ±0.9 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	67,509 ±1,129	51.9% ±0.9 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 130,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	72,101 ±2,726	55.4% ±2.1 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	26,595 ±2,169	20.4% ±1.7 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	477 ±410 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,008 ±583	2.3% ±0.4 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,906 ±1,458	5.3% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	21,045 ±2,157	16.2% ±1.7 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 130,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	103,353 ±1,772	79.4% ±1.4 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26,779 ±1,781	20.6% ±1.4 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,850
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	22,512 ±927	49.1% ±1.6 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,246 ±403	4.9% ±0.9 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	7,414 ±854	16.2% ±1.8 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,151 ±908	24.3% ±1.9 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,527 ±419	5.5% ±0.9 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,850
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	14,719 ±859	32.1% ±1.7 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	31,131 ±1,436	67.9% ±2.7 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,850
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,151 ±908	24.3% ±1.9 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	15,295 ±946	33.4% ±1.9 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	8,597 ±952	18.8% ±2.0 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,443 ±839	11.9% ±1.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,205 ±571	7.0% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,543 ±420	3.4% ±0.9 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	616 ±180	1.3% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 130,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	109,298 ±1,691	84.0% ±1.3 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	20,834 ±1,693	16.0% ±1.3 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 123,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	100,157 ±2,023	81.3% ±1.6 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	15,828 ±1,642	12.9% ±1.3 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	3,326 ±1,073	2.7% ±0.9 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	415 ±247 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	174 ±128 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,235 ±436	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	11 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	451 ±405 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	139 ±105 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	509 ±193	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	241 ±119	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	202 ±178 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	483 ±293 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 92,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	8,301 ±950	9.0% ±1.0 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	29,394 ±2,126	31.9% ±2.3 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	20,764 ±1,660	22.6% ±1.8 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	11,468 ±970	12.5% ±1.0 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	13,537 ±1,110	14.7% ±1.2 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,569 ±973	9.3% ±1.1 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 129,174
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	114,707 ±1,733	88.8% ±1.3 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,485 ±1,317	5.8% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,111 ±519	1.6% ±0.4 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,969 ±847	3.1% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	902 ±324	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.8% of Palm Bay residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 92.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Palm Bay	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.8% ±1.1 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.8% ±0.9 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.9% ±0.9 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Palm Bay . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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