Brevard County vs. Orange County

	Brevard County (FL)	Orange County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	596,849	1,380,645
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.8%	20.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	543,372	1,145,954
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	543,376	1,145,956
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.2%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.7%	11.9%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	50.9%
White alone, percent	83.2%	68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.7%	22.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.6%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.7%	32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	74.1%	39.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	64,528	63,263
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	21.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	280,398	544,417
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.9%	54.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$177,400	$216,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,324	$1,515
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$440	$510
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,018	$1,160
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.1%	33.0%
Building permits, 2018	2,958	13,757
Households, 2014-2018	228,888	458,613
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.81
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.8%	81.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.4%	36.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.8%	93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.3%	33.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.0%	15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.7%	61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	902,562	8,326,446
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,727,631	8,920,887
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,441,890	8,280,907
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,846,458	18,498,884
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,527,527	23,076,749
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,927	$19,195
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	27.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,359	$54,335
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,987	$28,859
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	14,255	37,724
Total employment, 2017	185,134	734,085
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,278,487	33,172,484
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.1%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	44,509	143,452
All firms, 2012	44,670	131,838
Men-owned firms, 2012	22,885	67,844
Women-owned firms, 2012	16,878	52,067
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,913	63,938
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	34,184	63,712
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,815	10,968
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	37,709	116,328
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.1%	10.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	20.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.4%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	535.0	1,268.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,015.66	903.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Brevard county (FL) and Orange county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.