Merritt Island

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  2. Merritt Island Statistics
  3. Merritt Island Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Merritt Island Employment Information
  5. Merritt Island Family Information
  6. Merritt Island Education Information
  7. Merritt Island Public Benefits Information
  8. Merritt Island Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Merritt Island Zip Codes


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Merritt Island Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 42,389
  • Land Area (2000): 90.085 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 107.658 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 18,448
Merritt Island Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 39,984 94.32%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 43 0.10%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,365 5.58%

Merritt Island Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merritt Island Employment Information Back to top
Merritt Island Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,334 12.71%
2. Construction 1,217 11.59%
3. Public Administration 1,101 10.49%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 942 8.97%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 607 5.78%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 436 4.15%
7. Health Care 341 3.25%
8. Finance and Insurance 321 3.06%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 284 2.71%
10. Educational Services 274 2.61%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 271 2.58%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 234 2.23%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 231 2.20%
14. Air Transportation 187 1.78%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 159 1.51%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 152 1.45%
17. Other Transportation 146 1.39%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 142 1.35%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 129 1.23%
20. Repair and Maintenance 112 1.07%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,314 15.12%
2. Educational Services 960 11.05%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 819 9.43%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 656 7.55%
5. Public Administration 468 5.39%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 385 4.43%
7. Finance and Insurance 367 4.22%
8. Department and Other General Stores 324 3.73%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 306 3.52%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 287 3.30%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 268 3.08%
12. Social Assistance 254 2.92%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 236 2.72%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 195 2.24%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 160 1.84%
16. Construction 141 1.62%
17. Other Direct Selling Estab 90 1.04%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 88 1.01%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 87 1.00%
20. Private Household Services 81 0.93%

Merritt Island Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 1,029 9.80%
2. Other Management Occupations 701 6.68%
3. Computer Specialists 489 4.66%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 456 4.34%
5. Other Production Occupations 384 3.66%
6. Top Executives 333 3.17%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 321 3.06%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 319 3.04%
9. Business Operations Specialists 294 2.80%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 282 2.69%
11. Other Construction Trades 279 2.66%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 260 2.48%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 258 2.46%
14. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 244 2.32%
15. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 220 2.10%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 213 2.03%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 205 1.95%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 200 1.90%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 187 1.78%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 167 1.59%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 498 5.73%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 491 5.65%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 475 5.47%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 406 4.67%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 385 4.43%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 373 4.29%
7. Other Management Occupations 371 4.27%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 299 3.44%
9. Registered Nurses 291 3.35%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 279 3.21%
11. Cashiers 277 3.19%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 231 2.66%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 211 2.43%
14. Business Operations Specialists 182 2.09%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 165 1.90%
16. Computer Specialists 162 1.86%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 160 1.84%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 156 1.80%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 154 1.77%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 151 1.74%

Merritt Island Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 16,605 48.32%
15-35 hours 4,085 11.89%
1-14 hours 951 2.77%
No regular hours 12,724 37.03%

Merritt Island Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 410 2.23%
5 AM-5:29 AM 308 1.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 735 3.99%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,781 9.67%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,452 13.31%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,697 14.64%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 3,017 16.38%
8 AM-8:29 AM 2,050 11.13%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 973 5.28%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,129 6.13%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 442 2.40%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 121 0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,222 6.64%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,080 5.86%

Merritt Island Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 532 2.89%
5-9 1,934 10.50%
10-14 3,311 17.98%
15-19 3,402 18.47%
20-24 2,925 15.88%
25-29 1,054 5.72%
30-34 2,212 12.01%
35-39 423 2.30%
40-44 376 2.04%
45-59 1,160 6.30%
60-89 603 3.27%
At least 90 485 2.63%

Merritt Island Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 19 0.10% 13,139 71.34%
30-44 6 0.03% 3,005 16.32%
45-59 13 0.07% 1,147 6.23%
At least 60 19 0.10% 1,069 5.80%

Merritt Island Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 93 0.49%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,760 9.30%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 16,147 85.31%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 43 0.23%
Color 4 Box Other 109 0.58%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 57 0.30%
Color 6 Box Walked 208 1.10%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 511 2.70%

Merritt Island Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merritt Island Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 17,411 (41,648 people)
Families (2000): 12,027 (34,393 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,147
People at same address in 1995: 21,119
Merritt Island Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,138 6.54%
$10,000-$14,999 1,076 6.18%
$15,000-$19,999 923 5.30%
$20,000-$24,999 1,215 6.98%
$25,000-$29,999 1,194 6.86%
$30,000-$34,999 1,143 6.56%
$35,000-$39,999 955 5.49%
$40,000-$44,999 1,020 5.86%
$45,000-$49,999 754 4.33%
$50,000-$59,999 1,478 8.49%
$60,000-$74,999 1,854 10.65%
$75,000-$99,999 2,133 12.25%
$100,000-$124,999 1,135 6.52%
$125,000-$149,999 628 3.61%
$150,000-$199,999 427 2.45%
$200,000 or more 338 1.94%

Merritt Island Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,449 25.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 5,958 34.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 861 4.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,609 14.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 114 0.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,196 12.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 36 0.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 829 4.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 14 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 250 1.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 97 0.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Merritt Island Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 12,965 26.34%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 7,822 15.89%
Public Assistance 386 0.78%
Retirement 4,704 9.55%
Self Employment 1,956 3.97%
Social Security 5,843 11.87%
Supplemental Security 611 1.24%
Wage / Salary 12,451 25.29%
Other 2,493 5.06%

Merritt Island Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 6,065 63.38%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,504 36.62%

Merritt Island Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,021 11.98%
Color 1 Box Married 10,396 61.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,866 22.91%
Color 3 Box Widowed 593 3.51%

Merritt Island Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,329 12.94%
Color 1 Box Married 10,593 58.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,757 15.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,325 12.91%

Merritt Island Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merritt Island Education Information Back to top
Merritt Island Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 897 2.71%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,193 9.66%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 8,486 25.68%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 8,497 25.71%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 2,885 8.73%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,881 17.79%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,211 9.72%

Merritt Island Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 258 0.61% 398 0.94% 656 1.55%
Kindergarten 359 0.85% 86 0.20% 445 1.05%
Grades 1-4 1,866 4.40% 357 0.84% 2,223 5.24%
Grades 5-8 2,043 4.82% 269 0.63% 2,312 5.45%
Grades 9-12 2,179 5.14% 224 0.53% 2,403 5.67%
Undergrad college 1,268 2.99% 310 0.73% 1,578 3.72%
Graduate or professional school 240 0.57% 203 0.48% 443 1.05%
Total 8,213 19.38% 1,847 4.36% 10,060 23.73%

Merritt Island Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merritt Island Public Benefits Information Back to top
Merritt Island Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 38,251 91.51%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,548 8.49%

Merritt Island Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merritt Island Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Merritt Island Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,771 11.26%
10-19 Years 5,513 13.01%
20-29 Years 3,213 7.58%
30-39 Years 5,921 13.97%
40-49 Years 6,943 16.38%
50-59 Years 5,548 13.09%
60-69 Years 4,853 11.45%
70-79 Years 3,507 8.27%
80-89 Years 1,737 4.10%
90+ Years 383 0.90%

Merritt Island Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 20,761 48.98%
Color 1 Box Female 21,628 51.02%

Merritt Island Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 37,291 87.97%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,935 4.56%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,631 3.85%
Color 2 Box Asian 717 1.69%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 568 1.34%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 165 0.39%
Color 6 Box Other Race 60 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 22 0.05%

Merritt Island Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 8,462 19.90%
2. English 6,781 15.95%
3. Irish 6,622 15.57%
4. Italian 3,711 8.73%
5. United States Or American 2,861 6.73%
6. French Non-Basque 2,017 4.74%
7. Scotch Irish 1,418 3.33%
8. Polish 1,336 3.14%
9. Scottish 1,117 2.63%
10. Dutch 928 2.18%

Merritt Island Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 36,848 91.51%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,549 3.85%
3. German 375 0.93%
4. French 367 0.91%
5. Italian 131 0.33%
6. Vietnamese 120 0.30%
7. Tagalog 102 0.25%
8. Gujarathi 95 0.24%
9. Chinese 95 0.24%
10. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 85 0.21%

Merritt Island Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 39,679 93.60%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,586 3.74%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,127 2.66%

Merritt Island Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Merritt Island Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merritt Island Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
32952 32953 32954