Latest news about poverty in Cocoa, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
9.3% of Cocoa, FL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 36.0% less than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Florida. 10.1% of high school graduates and 15.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 53.4%. For comparison, it was 29.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cocoa, FL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cocoa:
9.3%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cocoa:
4.9%
Whole state:
6.1%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cocoa:
19.7%
Florida:
18.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cocoa:
34.6%
Florida:
20.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
53.4%
Residents above poverty level:
29.6%
Poverty by age in Cocoa, FL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cocoa,FL (percentage below poverty level)
7.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.1%6 to 11 years
2.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
16.2%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
16.7%45 to 54 years
14.6%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
11.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cocoa,FL (percentage below poverty level)
9.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.2%16 and 17 years
5.9%18 to 24 years
8.3%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
4.4%45 to 54 years
16.2%55 to 64 years
12.8%65 to 74 years
10.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cocoa,FL (% below half of poverty level)
1.2%Under 6 years
2.3%6 to 11 years
2.7%12 to 17 years
2.3%18 to 24 years
8.1%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
8.3%45 to 54 years
9.5%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
1.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cocoa, FL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cocoa, FL (%)
8.0%White
4.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
6.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
18.0%Other race
17.0%2+ races
17.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cocoa, FL (absolute numbers)
733White
243Black
0American Indian
24Asian
15Native Hawaiian
80Other race
4782+ races
582Hispanic
9.3%Below poverty level
90.7%Above poverty level
5.8%Below poverty level
94.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cocoa, FL
Children below poverty level:
Cocoa, Florida:
4.2%
State:
16.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cocoa:
10.1%
Florida:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cocoa:
15.9%
Florida:
24.8%
64.2%Married-couple family
6.3%Male, no wife present
29.5%Female, no husband present
15.1%Worked full-time, year-round
20.5%Worked part-time
64.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
4.9%One full-time, other didn't work
28.2%Both worked part-time
39.9%One part-time, other didn't work
27.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
4.3%1990 to 1994
11.3%1980 to 1989
12.8%1970 to 1979
27.0%1960 to 1969
35.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
6.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.6%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
6.3%1990 to 1994
22.2%1980 to 1989
8.0%1970 to 1979
26.6%1960 to 1969
25.0%1950 to 1959
2.3%1940 to 1949
5.1%1939 or earlier
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