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Median household income in Merritt Island
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
109 of 386 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 9, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Housing
8 figures
Education
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Tourism
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Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
$94,012
+3.3%
since 2023 ± $8,215 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
109 of 386
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+76%
+4.8% a year on average
vs Brevard County
+20%
Brevard County: $78,476 · 2024
Median household income, 2013 – 2024 US Dollar · Merritt Island · Brevard County · Florida · United States
+76% since 2014
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100K
$120K
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Merritt Island
Brevard County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Median household income · US Dollar
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Merritt Island · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
$94,012 · 2024
First value
$55,957 · 2013
Highest
$94,012 · 2024
Lowest
$53,421 · 2014
Average change
+4.8% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Merritt Island | ± | Change | Brevard County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | $94,012 | $8,215 | +3.3% | $78,476 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| 2023estimate | $91,020 | $6,233 | +11% | $75,817 | $71,711 | $78,538 |
| 2022estimate | $82,172 | $5,388 | +5.3% | $71,308 | $67,917 | $75,149 |
| 2021estimate | $78,022 | $5,118 | +6.9% | $63,632 | $61,777 | $69,021 |
| 2020estimate | $72,961 | $4,014 | +12% | $59,359 | $57,703 | — |
| 2019estimate | $64,865 | $2,981 | +6.1% | $56,775 | $55,660 | — |
| 2018estimate | $61,123 | $2,301 | +8.5% | $54,359 | $53,267 | — |
| 2017estimate | $56,344 | $3,225 | +4.1% | $51,536 | $50,883 | — |
| 2016estimate | $54,100 | $3,008 | +0.3% | $49,914 | $48,900 | — |
| 2015estimate | $53,916 | $2,442 | +0.9% | $48,925 | $47,507 | — |
| 2014estimate | $53,421 | $2,366 | −4.5% | $48,483 | $47,212 | — |
| 2013estimate | $55,957 | $3,460 | $48,039 | $46,956 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Median household income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | Alva | $81,361 | |
| 79 | Anna Maria | $93,478 | |
| 251 | Apalachicola | $61,322 | |
| 41 | Apollo Beach | $110K | |
| 68 | Atlantic Beach | $99,628 | |
| 71 | Atlantis | $96,920 | |
| 93 | Ave Maria | $89,113 | |
| 161 | Aventura | $75,211 | |
| 147 | Bagdad | $78,182 | |
| 109 | Bal Harbour | $86,172 | |
| 305 | Baldwin | $54,628 | |
| 172 | Bay Harbor Islands | $73,587 | |
| 185 | Bay Pines | $71,635 | |
| 359 | Bayonet Point | $42,932 | |
| 324 | Bayshore Gardens | $49,003 | |
| 308 | Bell | $53,750 | |
| 363 | Belle Glade | $42,314 | |
| 31 | Belleair | $115K | |
| 21 | Belleair Beach | $129K | |
| 314 | Belleair Bluffs | $51,913 | |
| 231 | Bellview | $63,596 | |
| 366 | Beverly Hills | $42,165 | |
| 165 | Big Pine Key | $74,375 | |
| 196 | Biscayne Park | $69,830 | |
| 57 | Bloomingdale | $103K | |
| … | |||
| 255 | Melbourne | $60,917 | |
| 133 | Melbourne Beach | $80,795 | |
| 84 | Melbourne Village | $92,292 | |
| 123 | Merritt Island | $82,172 | |
| 253 | Mexico Beach | $61,167 | |
| 303 | Miami | $54,858 | |
| 218 | Miami Beach | $65,116 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022
What it means
The income in the middle: half the households earn more, half earn less.
How it is calculated
Median of total annual household income from the survey, in dollars of the survey's last year.
Economy & jobs
Merritt Island in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$43B
2024 · Brevard County
Economic growth
4.3%
2024 · Brevard County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.2%
2025 · Brevard County
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.8%
Aug 2026 · Brevard County
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
52.8%
2024
Labour force
305K
2025 · Brevard County
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida