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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 4, 2026
People · Merritt Island Brevard County Florida United States

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

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 34,992 +0.8% since 2023 ± 2,107 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024 24 of 148 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.2% +0.1% a year on average
share of Brevard County 5.27% Brevard County: 663,982 · 2025
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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
116 Alva 2,952
44 Apollo Beach 20,947
110 Bagdad 3,728
115 Bay Pines 3,238
26 Bayonet Point 27,418
46 Bayshore Gardens 20,287
43 Bellview 21,515
78 Beverly Hills 9,360
99 Big Pine Key 4,896
32 Bloomingdale 24,446
128 Bokeelia 1,613
2 Brandon 116K
50 Brownsville 17,051
102 Butler Beach 4,716
140 Canal Point 563
145 Captiva 175
20 Carrollwood 35,686
142 Chokoloskee 340
87 Citrus Hills 7,739
27 Citrus Park 27,026
81 Citrus Springs 8,779
106 Cortez 4,377
97 Crawfordville 5,164
137 Crystal Springs 841
124 Cudjoe Key 2,105
…
73 Mango 11,137
133 Masaryktown 1,006
141 Matlacha 537
19 Merritt Island 36,532
80 Micco 9,047
90 Mims 6,375
84 Miramar Beach 8,356
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.