Food Stamps in Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida (Census County Division)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Brevard County and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Brevard County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,133.000000$49,914.000000$56,133.000000$56.1k17,91317.9k$21,182.000000$22,384.000000$21,182.000000$21.2k2,011$60,736.000000$54,068.000000$60,736.000000$60.7k15,90215.9k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Brevard County and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Brevard County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.494281%45.720210%46.494281%46.5%21.810%21.8%31.874689%24.703352%31.874689%31.9%46.483%46.5%10.243660%15.210629%10.243660%10.2%8.306%8.31%46.792640%45.236358%46.792640%46.8%16.976%17.0%31.476877%35.129219%31.476877%31.5%7.404%7.40%48.433615%44.656503%48.433615%48.4%40.668%40.7%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Brevard County and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Brevard County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.079110%21.654095%21.079110%21.1%78.190%78.2%4.640926%4.759696%4.640926%4.6%53.517%53.5%14.300088%15.008168%14.300088%14.3%91.694%91.7%28.939756%25.181010%28.939756%28.9%83.024%83.0%49.786190%50.240506%49.786190%49.8%92.596%92.6%8.935983%8.845774%8.935983%8.9%59.332%59.3%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Brevard County and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Brevard County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Mixed1Asian144.832827%27.992087%44.832827%44.8%295399.348794%399%26.315789%23.899119%26.315789%26.3%15234.408124%234%16.514691%15.793958%16.514691%16.5%163147.104754%147%11.226484%11.606120%11.226484%11.2%2,011100.000000%100%9.585112%9.365060%9.585112%9.6%1,50485.379473%85%6.538462%16.120907%6.538462%6.5%1758.241403%58%6.538462%5.582965%6.538462%6.5%1758.241403%58%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Merritt Island

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.6%7.3%11.9%16.6%21.2%25.9%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Merritt Island

There is 1 neighborhood in Merritt Island. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Merritt Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected neighborhoods in Merritt Island, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%5%10%Count#FloridaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoMerritt IslandMerritt IsAngel City NeighborhoodAngel City14.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.226484%11.226484%11.2%2,0117.740916%7.740916%7.7%95961
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Palm Bay Area

There are 11 county subdivisions in the Palm Bay Area. This section compares Merritt Island to all of the county subdivisions in the Palm Bay Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other county subdivisions in the Palm Bay Area, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%5%10%15%Count#Palm BayFloridaSouthTitusvilleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCocoa-RockledgePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoMerritt IslandMerritt IsMelbourneMalabarCocoa Beach-Cape CanaveralCocoa Bch-Cape …Indialantic-Melbourne BeachIndialantic-Melbour…Melbourne Shores-Floridana BeachMelbourne Shrs-Fl…West Brevard15.795678%15.795678%15.8%6,030114.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.119625%14.119625%14.1%3,947213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.216986%12.216986%12.2%5,574311.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.226484%11.226484%11.2%2,011410.726975%10.726975%10.7%5,495510.488402%10.488402%10.5%72869.378259%9.378259%9.4%1,16975.303665%5.303665%5.3%1,01381.988376%1.988376%2.0%6590.527859%0.527859%0.5%910
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Florida

There are 316 county subdivisions in Florida. This section compares Merritt Island to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Florida and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 126,452.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other county subdivisions in Florida, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%10%20%30%Count#HialeahPrinceton-GouldsMiamiJacksonville WestJacksonville WKissimmeeNorth WestsideN WestsideLake WorthSt. CloudOrlandoTampaLehigh AcresOcalaKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Fort LauderdaleWest Palm BeachW Palm BchHollywoodPensacolaHaines CityLakelandFloridaSt. PetersburgNew Port RicheySouthPlantationSouth AtlanticCoral Springs-MargateCoral Spgs-MargateFort MyersUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion ParkBradentonPort St. LucieKendall-Palmetto BayKendall-Palmetto …ClearwaterGainesvilleMiami BeachBrandonPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoMerritt IslandMerritt IsSanfordCape CoralJacksonville EastJacksonville EWimauma-RiverviewMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…MelbourneSarasotaCasselberry-Altamonte SpringsCasselberry-Altam…Deerfield BeachDeerfield BchKeystone-Citrus ParkKeystone-Citrus PkBoynton Beach-Delray BeachBoynton Bch-Delra…DavieNaplesCentral PascoTarpon SpringsTarpon SpgsSouthwest OrangeSW OrangeSunshine ParkwaySunshine PkwyBoca Raton37.737792%37.737792%37.7%40,68740.7k132.039287%32.039287%32.0%14,45114.5k226.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k324.506656%24.506656%24.5%28,77428.8k424.159532%24.159532%24.2%11,57011.6k522.985940%22.985940%23.0%9,678621.231048%21.231048%21.2%15,90815.9k720.774149%20.774149%20.8%8,936820.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k919.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1018.913570%18.913570%18.9%8,9831118.834459%18.834459%18.8%9,8121218.493627%18.493627%18.5%20,19820.2k1317.488172%17.488172%17.5%20,95821.0k1417.132012%17.132012%17.1%10,15510.2k1516.987052%16.987052%17.0%12,39812.4k1616.230576%16.230576%16.2%14,99915.0k1716.072226%16.072226%16.1%7,2011814.990616%14.990616%15.0%13,97814.0k1914.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.697926%14.697926%14.7%24,61324.6k2014.639407%14.639407%14.6%9,9102114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.987265%13.987265%14.0%14,14714.1k2213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.449365%13.449365%13.4%10,51710.5k2313.333849%13.333849%13.3%8,6132413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.039735%13.039735%13.0%9,9962512.613756%12.613756%12.6%12,22512.2k2612.386037%12.386037%12.4%7,1462712.255833%12.255833%12.3%6,4502812.147177%12.147177%12.1%17,15417.2k2911.792662%11.792662%11.8%7,7173011.758588%11.758588%11.8%7,5753111.696415%11.696415%11.7%7,5363211.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.226484%11.226484%11.2%2,01110.998312%10.998312%11.0%5,2113310.942731%10.942731%10.9%7,3873410.879996%10.879996%10.9%18,68418.7k3510.846076%10.846076%10.8%5,0293610.751233%10.751233%10.8%10,33010.3k3710.726975%10.726975%10.7%5,495389.487683%9.487683%9.5%7,491399.188873%9.188873%9.2%7,069408.956625%8.956625%9.0%6,106418.450592%8.450592%8.5%4,240427.992207%7.992207%8.0%10,91210.9k437.638521%7.638521%7.6%5,331447.547744%7.547744%7.5%7,695457.397857%7.397857%7.4%3,328467.395260%7.395260%7.4%4,284476.466232%6.466232%6.5%4,366485.579304%5.579304%5.6%4,020493.541603%3.541603%3.5%2,07850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares Merritt Island to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%10%20%30%Count#HialeahMcAllen-PharrMiamiBaltimoreJacksonville WestJacksonville WEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoNew OrleansBirminghamTampaAtlanta-DecaturKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Oklahoma City SouthwestOklahoma City SWFort LauderdaleSouthwest DallasSW DallasCorpus ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonFloridaSt. PetersburgHoustonSouthPlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoArlingtonMerritt IslandMerritt IsJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…AustinMontgomery District 1313Northwest HarrisNW HarrisBoynton Beach-Delray BeachBoynton Bch-Delra…NaplesSan Antonio NorthwestSan Antonio NWSoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryVirginia BeachVirginia BchNortheast TarrantNE TarrantLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …Sugar LandRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…San Antonio NorthSan Antonio NRoswell-AlpharettaPlano37.737792%37.737792%37.7%40,68740.7k130.095386%30.095386%30.1%24,38924.4k226.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k424.506656%24.506656%24.5%28,77428.8k524.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k624.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k720.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k820.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k919.869941%19.869941%19.9%36,54436.5k1019.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1118.689272%18.689272%18.7%25,56325.6k1218.493627%18.493627%18.5%20,19820.2k1317.879800%17.879800%17.9%31,42531.4k1417.488172%17.488172%17.5%20,95821.0k1517.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1616.782565%16.782565%16.8%18,55918.6k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k1914.990616%14.990616%15.0%13,97814.0k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.697926%14.697926%14.7%24,61324.6k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.987265%13.987265%14.0%14,14714.1k2413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.443689%13.443689%13.4%13,64413.6k2513.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k2712.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2812.685410%12.685410%12.7%13,82913.8k2912.613756%12.613756%12.6%12,22512.2k3012.280743%12.280743%12.3%10,44610.4k3112.147177%12.147177%12.1%17,15417.2k3211.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.472746%11.472746%11.5%20,89620.9k3311.226484%11.226484%11.2%2,01110.879996%10.879996%10.9%18,68418.7k3410.751233%10.751233%10.8%10,33010.3k3510.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k368.217608%8.217608%8.2%7,888378.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k387.992207%7.992207%8.0%10,91210.9k397.547744%7.547744%7.5%7,695407.452585%7.452585%7.5%7,796417.048465%7.048465%7.0%8,902426.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k445.893792%5.893792%5.9%5,213455.758597%5.758597%5.8%4,957465.674554%5.674554%5.7%5,415474.584116%4.584116%4.6%5,977484.002723%4.002723%4.0%3,881493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Merritt Island to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonFloridaHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasSouth AtlanticManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattlePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoMerritt IslandMerritt IsLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.226484%11.226484%11.2%2,01110.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Florida
County:
Brevard
Metro Area:
Palm Bay Area
City:
Melbourne
Unincorporated Place:
Merritt Island
ZIP Codes:
32903, 32937, 32952, 32953
Unified School District:
Brevard County
Neighborhood:
Angel City
Congressional District:
FL-8
State Senate Districts:
FL-14, FL-17
State House Districts:
FL-51, FL-52