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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
145 Chokoloskee 130
144 Captiva 207
143 Goodland 260
142 Pineland 267
141 Seville 578
140 Canal Point 585
139 St George Island 641
138 Duck Key 716
137 Hastings 752
136 Navarre Beach 837
135 Steinhatchee 920
134 Panacea 933
133 Masaryktown 936
132 Matlacha 938
131 Crystal Springs 982
130 Manasota Key 1,078
129 Molino 1,083
128 Bokeelia 1,430
127 Wabasso Beach 1,658
126 Fort Denaud 1,716
125 Cudjoe Key 1,812
124 Grove City 1,998
123 Homosassa 2,002
122 Eglin AFB 2,114
121 Tavernier 2,182
…
20 Navarre 33,473
19 Carrollwood 34,531
18 Land O' Lakes 35,122
17 Merritt Island 35,916
16 Valrico 36,774
15 The Acreage 38,103
14 South Miami Heights 38,736
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.