Demographics of Cocoa city, Florida

Cocoa city, Florida had 19,777 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +740 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cocoa city, in four figures

19,777
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,554 ±54.; +3.9%
Change since July 2020: +740 people.; 44.9 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,105 ±$10,431
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cocoa city, Florida's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cocoa city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cocoa city, Florida's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cocoa city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,037	100.0	100.0
2021	19,322	101.5	100.2
2022	19,592	102.9	100.7
2023	19,988	105.0	101.6
2024	19,865	104.3	102.5
2025	19,777	103.9	103.1

Population of Cocoa city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,037	—
2021	19,322	+285
2022	19,592	+270
2023	19,988	+396
2024	19,865	−123
2025	19,777	−88

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.9 ±3.1: for men 43.7 ±4.6 and for women 45.2 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cocoa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,258 ±438	6.4% ±2.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,169 ±465	11.1% ±2.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,078 ±292	5.5% ±1.5	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,296 ±719	27.1% ±3.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,494 ±739	28.1% ±3.8	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,259 ±515	21.8% ±2.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,105 ±$10,431, and income per person $38,586 ±$4,910, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cocoa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,873 ±366	22.0% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,801 ±386	21.1% ±4.2	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,111 ±274	13.0% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,112 ±241	13.0% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,259 ±364	14.8% ±4.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	887 ±385	10.4% ±4.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	488 ±204	5.7% ±2.4	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cocoa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	2,560 ±706	13.1% ±3.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	326 to 1,178	10.9% to 33.8%	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,328 ±351	12.7% ±3.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	480 ±182	8.5% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cocoa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cocoa city	Florida	United States
Housing units	10,230 ±643	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±3.4	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±2.5	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.5% ±5.2	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.5% ±4.5	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$246,100 ±$18,840	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,274 ±$123	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±5	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cocoa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,089 ±922	20.9% ±4.7	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,939 ±1,283	50.8% ±6.6	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,374 ±1,277	22.4% ±6.5	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	88 to 436	0.5% to 2.2%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 70	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 127	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	767 ±314	3.9% ±1.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cocoa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	7,383 ±1,198	37.8% ±6.1	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,138 ±1,145	46.7% ±5.9	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	394 to 1,208	2.0% to 6.2%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,232 ±536	11.4% ±2.7	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,047 ±466	5.4% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,185 ±459	6.1% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cocoa city among the places of Florida

211th of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Cocoa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sweetwater city	20,085 ±33
Lynn Haven city	20,081 ±51
Palm Valley CDP	19,796 ±1,384
Naples city	19,704 ±22
Zephyrhills city	19,668 ±44
Cocoa city	19,554 ±54
Maitland city	19,469 ±38
Seminole city	19,396 ±38
Glenvar Heights CDP	19,395 ±1,405
Country Walk CDP	19,291 ±1,563
Ojus CDP	19,198 ±1,491

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026