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Statistics · City
estimate
Below the poverty line in Rockledge
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
247 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
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
9.0%
+1.4 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
247 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+1.2 pp
vs Brevard County
−1.3 pp
Brevard County: 10.2% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Rockledge · Brevard County · Florida · United States
+1.2 pp since 2014
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Rockledge
Brevard County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Rockledge · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
9.0% · 2024
First value
6.8% · 2013
Highest
10.3% · 2018
Lowest
6.8% · 2013
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Rockledge | Change | Brevard County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 9.0% | +1.4 pp | 10.2% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| 2023estimate | 7.6% | +0.5 pp | 9.9% | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| 2022estimate | 7.1% | −1.3 pp | 10.1% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| 2021estimate | 8.4% | +0.7 pp | 10.6% | 13.1% | 12.6% |
| 2020estimate | 7.7% | −0.9 pp | 11.2% | 13.3% | — |
| 2019estimate | 8.7% | −1.7 pp | 11.8% | 14.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 10.3% | +0.5 pp | 12.7% | 14.8% | — |
| 2017estimate | 9.8% | −0.5 pp | 13.4% | 15.5% | — |
| 2016estimate | 10.3% | +1.3 pp | 14.0% | 16.1% | — |
| 2015estimate | 9.0% | +1.2 pp | 14.0% | 16.5% | — |
| 2014estimate | 7.8% | +0.9 pp | 14.0% | 16.7% | — |
| 2013estimate | 6.8% | 13.5% | 16.3% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Below the poverty line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | Alva | 8.1% | |
| 362 | Anna Maria | 5.3% | |
| 232 | Apalachicola | 11.7% | |
| 263 | Apollo Beach | 10.1% | |
| 294 | Atlantic Beach | 8.6% | |
| 356 | Atlantis | 5.8% | |
| 246 | Aventura | 11.1% | |
| 81 | Bagdad | 21.9% | |
| 233 | Bal Harbour | 11.7% | |
| 105 | Baldwin | 19.8% | |
| 196 | Bay Harbor Islands | 13.1% | |
| 269 | Bay Pines | 9.6% | |
| 103 | Bayonet Point | 20.0% | |
| 126 | Bayshore Gardens | 18.0% | |
| 108 | Bell | 19.6% | |
| 15 | Belle Glade | 37.4% | |
| 379 | Belleair | 3.0% | |
| 365 | Belleair Beach | 5.2% | |
| 235 | Belleair Bluffs | 11.6% | |
| 271 | Bellview | 9.6% | |
| 34 | Beverly Hills | 29.4% | |
| 306 | Big Pine Key | 8.0% | |
| 73 | Biscayne Park | 22.4% | |
| 328 | Bloomingdale | 7.0% | |
| 277 | Boca Raton | 9.3% | |
| … | |||
| 149 | Ridge Manor | 16.4% | |
| 264 | Riverview | 10.0% | |
| 65 | Riviera Beach | 23.6% | |
| 258 | Rockledge | 10.3% | |
| 300 | Royal Palm Beach | 8.3% | |
| 112 | Ruskin | 19.4% | |
| 287 | Safety Harbor | 9.0% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016
What it means
The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.
How it is calculated
Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.
Economy & jobs
Rockledge in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$43B
2024 · Brevard County
Economic growth
4.3%
2024 · Brevard County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.6%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.0%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
61.2%
2024
Labour force
16,253
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida