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People Statistics · City estimate

Population in Merritt Island

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 24 of 148 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Population, 2013 – 2024 people
−0.2% since 2014

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Population · people
Merritt Island 34,992
Brevard County 664K · 2025
Florida 23M · 2025
United States 342M · 2025
World 8.2B · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Merritt Island · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 34,992 · 2024
First value 34,731 · 2013
Highest 36,797 · 2018
Lowest 33,975 · 2020
Average change +0.1% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearMerritt Island±Change Brevard CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 34,992 2,107 +0.8% 656K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023estimate 34,718 1,905 +1.2% 646K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022estimate 34,300 2,088 +0.8% 632K 22M 334M 8B
2021estimate 34,013 1,884 +0.1% 618K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020estimate 33,975 2,012 −7.0% 609K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019estimate 36,532 1,381 −0.7% 601K 21M — 7.8B
2018estimate 36,797 1,201 +1.1% 595K 21M — 7.7B
2017estimate 36,380 1,424 +1.3% 588K 21M — 7.6B
2016estimate 35,916 1,339 +0.0% 577K 21M — 7.5B
2015estimate 35,900 1,028 +2.4% 566K 20M — 7.4B
2014estimate 35,063 1,042 +1.0% 556K 20M — 7.4B
2013estimate 34,731 930 550K 20M — 7.3B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
145 Captiva 163
144 Pineland 293
143 Goodland 330
142 Canal Point 376
141 Chokoloskee 418
140 Seville 568
139 St George Island 587
138 Duck Key 665
137 Hastings 682
136 Matlacha 851
135 Masaryktown 888
134 Panacea 937
133 Steinhatchee 962
132 Crystal Springs 968
131 Navarre Beach 1,079
130 Manasota Key 1,131
129 Molino 1,256
128 Bokeelia 1,339
127 Wabasso Beach 1,549
126 Fort Denaud 1,639
125 Homosassa 1,673
124 Cudjoe Key 1,833
123 Grove City 1,982
122 Alva 2,088
121 Eastpoint 2,165
…
20 Navarre 32,949
19 Land O' Lakes 33,812
18 Carrollwood 35,027
17 Merritt Island 35,900
16 Valrico 36,975
15 The Acreage 37,853
14 South Miami Heights 38,255
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.