Cocoa Beach, Florida

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Cocoa Beach is a city located in Brevard County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,482. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 12,588 [1].

Cocoa Beach was the setting for the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous citizens
4 External links

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Geography

Image:FLMap-doton-CocoaBeach.PNG Cocoa Beach is located at Template:Coor dms (28.331035, -80.613035).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.0 km² (15.0 mi²). 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it is land and 26.3 km² (10.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 67.49% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 12,482 people, 6,529 households, and 3,532 families residing in the city. The population density was 985.5/km² (2,552.1/mi²). There were 8,709 housing units at an average density of 687.6/km² (1,780.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.64% White, 0.62% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,529 households out of which 12.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.47.

In the city the population was spread out with 12.2% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 34.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,372, and the median income for a family was $51,795. Males had a median income of $39,418 versus $27,113 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,968. 6.5% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the poverty line. 9.8% of those under the age of 18 and 4.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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