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Population of the urban area in Palm Bay
1975 – 2025 · 11 data points
10 of 22 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 9, 2026
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
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Overview
8 figures
People
24 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2025
145,611
+3.4%
since 2020
Towns of Florida · 2025
10 of 22
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+10%
+2.0% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Palm Bay
146K
2025
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
The series at a glance Palm Bay · 1975 – 2025
Latest value
145,611 · 2025
First value
54,220 · 1975
Highest
145,611 · 2025
Lowest
54,220 · 1975
Average change
+2.0% a year on average
Data points
11
By year
All years · 1975 – 2025
| Year | Palm Bay | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145,611 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 140,875 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 131,817 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 123,217 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 115,218 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 107,741 | +13% |
| 1995 | 95,547 | +13% |
| 1990 | 84,549 | +19% |
| 1985 | 70,892 | +20% |
| 1980 | 59,279 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 54,220 |
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Florida
1980 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population of the urban area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bayonet Point | 43,239 | |
| 7 | Bradenton | 76,137 | |
| 13 | Brandon | 30,510 | |
| 6 | Cape Coral | 81,866 | |
| 5 | Daytona Beach | 85,213 | |
| 21 | Fort Pierce | 4,704 | |
| 15 | Fort Walton Beach | 28,837 | |
| 8 | Homestead | 71,214 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 214K | |
| 12 | Jacksonville Beach | 31,213 | |
| 14 | Jupiter | 29,842 | |
| 1 | Miami | 2.9M | |
| 22 | Naples | 3,686 | |
| 10 | Palm Bay | 59,279 | |
| 19 | Palm Coast | 14,897 | |
| 16 | Panama City | 28,555 | |
| 20 | Port St. Lucie | 14,889 | |
| 9 | Sarasota | 68,538 | |
| 17 | Spring Hill | 25,498 | |
| 2 | St. Petersburg | 617K | |
| 3 | Tampa | 310K | |
| 18 | Venice | 22,876 |
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1980
What it means
How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.
How it is calculated
Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.
People
Palm Bay in numbers
Population
148K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
660
2025
Size of the urban area
133
2025
Density of the urban area
1,095
2025
Median age
41.0
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
22.1%
2024
Residents 65 and over
19.0%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States