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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Palm Bay

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 289 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026
Education & commute · Palm Bay Brevard County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 24.0% +1.4 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 289 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +7.1 pp
vs Brevard County −10.2 pp Brevard County: 34.2% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palm Bay · Brevard County · Florida · United States
+7.1 pp since 2014
Palm Bay Brevard County Florida United States

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

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Palm Bay
24.0%
Brevard County
34.2%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Palm Bay · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 24.0% · 2024
First value 17.1% · 2013
Highest 24.0% · 2024
Lowest 17.0% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalm BayChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 24.0% +1.4 pp 34.2% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 22.6% +0.6 pp 33.5% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 22.0% +0.7 pp 32.9% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 21.3% +1.7 pp 31.7% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 19.6% +0.3 pp 30.9% 30.5% —
2019estimate 19.3% +0.6 pp 30.2% 29.9% —
2018estimate 18.7% +0.5 pp 29.3% 29.2% —
2017estimate 18.3% +0.2 pp 28.4% 28.5% —
2016estimate 18.1% +0.2 pp 27.7% 27.9% —
2015estimate 17.9% +0.9 pp 27.3% 27.3% —
2014estimate 17.0% −0.2 pp 26.7% 26.8% —
2013estimate 17.1% 26.3% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · 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
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
386 Otter Creek 0.0%
385 Canal Point 0.0%
384 Panacea 0.0%
383 Masaryktown 2.0%
382 Goulding 3.8%
381 Steinhatchee 3.9%
380 Immokalee 4.0%
379 Fellsmere 4.9%
378 South Bay 4.9%
377 Wimauma 5.1%
376 Dover 5.2%
375 Florida City 5.3%
374 Tice 6.3%
373 Eastpoint 6.7%
372 Mangonia Park 7.1%
371 Chiefland 7.2%
370 Century 7.5%
369 Baldwin 7.5%
368 Gladeview 7.6%
367 Fort Denaud 8.0%
366 Brownsville 8.0%
365 Carrabelle 8.3%
364 Cross City 8.4%
363 Ebro 8.4%
362 Pinewood 8.9%
…
285 Sweetwater 16.8%
284 Hialeah Gardens 16.9%
283 Callahan 16.9%
282 Palm Bay 17.0%
281 West Miami 17.0%
280 Eglin AFB 17.1%
279 Lake Helen 17.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.