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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cocoa West is $13,604, which is much lower than the state average of $26,499 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cocoa West median household income is $22,109, which has shrunk by 21.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cocoa West residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #841

Cocoa West, FL	13,604 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cocoa West, FL	19,968 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cocoa West, FL	19,811 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cocoa West, FL	20,938 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #882

Cocoa West, FL	22,109 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cocoa West, FL	31,756 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #766

Cocoa West, FL		-21.30%
Florida		21.62%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cocoa West, FL		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.89%	$4,025, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.39%	$13,928, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.98%	$3,448, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.69%	$15,743, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cocoa West, FL	27,308 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cocoa West, FL	39,365 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cocoa West, FL	Florida	U.S.
White	$27,989, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$19,550, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$14,762, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
One Race, Other	$14,167, see rank	$38,663	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cocoa West, FL	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$19,514, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$27,500, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$18,901, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$19,875, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cocoa West, FL	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,830, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	2,035, 53.13%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,149, 56.46%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,149, 56.46%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	819, 71.28%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	330, 28.72%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	886, 43.54%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	1,795, 46.87%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	805, 44.85%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	805, 44.85%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	737, 91.55%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	68, 8.45%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	990, 55.15%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cocoa West, FL	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,523, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,202, 78.92%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	210, 13.79%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18, 1.18%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	23, 1.51%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	64, 4.20%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 0.39%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cocoa West, FL	19.5 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cocoa West, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,556	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	819, 52.63%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	112, 13.68%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	201, 24.54%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	130, 15.87%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	99, 12.09%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	149, 18.19%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	737, 47.37%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	159, 21.57%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	246, 33.38%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	307, 41.66%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25, 3.39%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cocoa West, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,556, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	140, 9.00%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	96, 6.17%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	22, 1.41%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	353, 22.69%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	45, 2.89%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	13, 0.84%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18, 1.16%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	190, 12.21%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	307, 19.73%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	225, 14.46%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	69, 4.43%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	78, 5.01%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cocoa West, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,899	39.84%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	293	27.43%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.