Food Stamps in Merritt Island, Florida (Unincorporated Place)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Florida and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Florida
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,100.000000$48,900.000000$54,100.000000$54.1k14,72314.7k$20,103.000000$22,523.000000$20,103.000000$20.1k1,684$58,902.000000$54,358.000000$58,902.000000$58.9k13,03913.0k
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 Florida and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Florida
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.515439%48.692699%48.515439%48.5%23.256%23.3%34.679335%24.781537%34.679335%34.7%47.791%47.8%8.610451%18.110429%8.610451%8.6%7.305%7.30%46.793349%40.702486%46.793349%46.8%17.364%17.4%32.363420%36.289669%32.363420%32.4%7.796%7.80%50.296912%45.474268%50.296912%50.3%41.438%41.4%
% 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 Florida and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Florida
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.676432%24.035156%20.676432%20.7%76.744%76.7%4.893013%5.287109%4.893013%4.9%52.209%52.2%14.111512%16.508142%14.111512%14.1%92.695%92.7%28.759874%23.050441%28.759874%28.8%82.636%82.6%49.436306%45.487572%49.436306%49.4%92.204%92.2%9.180152%9.482811%9.180152%9.2%58.562%58.6%
% 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 Florida and Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Florida
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian1Mixed144.832827%29.447670%44.832827%44.8%295391.967760%392%34.883721%24.632249%34.883721%34.9%15304.983981%305%18.725618%25.344761%18.725618%18.7%144163.715718%164%11.437886%14.781865%11.437886%11.4%1,684100.000000%100%9.291485%8.679200%9.291485%9.3%1,19681.234287%81%8.947368%7.602512%8.947368%8.9%1778.225716%78%8.900524%19.606538%8.900524%8.9%1777.816157%78%
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%26,04126.0k11.437886%11.437886%11.4%1,6847.740916%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 Place in the Palm Bay Area

There are 27 places in the Palm Bay Area. This section compares Merritt Island to all of the places in the Palm Bay Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other places in the Palm Bay Area, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%10%20%30%Count#Cocoa WestCocoaSharpesPalm BayTitusvilleFloridaSouthSouth AtlanticCape CanaveralMelbourneMimsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiccoPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoMerritt IslandMerritt IsWest MelbourneW MelbourneRockledgeMalabarPort St. JohnIndian Harbour BeachIndian Hbr BchSatellite BeachSatellite BchIndialanticPalm ShoresJune ParkCocoa BeachSouth Patrick ShoresS Patrick ShrsGrant-ValkariaViera EastMelbourne BeachMelbourne BchMelbourne VillageMelbourne VlgPatrick AFBViera West36.382866%36.382866%36.4%688127.669687%27.669687%27.7%1,863219.270833%19.270833%19.3%222315.931302%15.931302%15.9%6,048415.717481%15.717481%15.7%3,022514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.705016%13.705016%13.7%735613.634199%13.634199%13.6%4,580713.431062%13.431062%13.4%339813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.003962%13.003962%13.0%558911.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.437886%11.437886%11.4%1,684108.704649%8.704649%8.7%631118.379347%8.379347%8.4%865127.479964%7.479964%7.5%84137.113260%7.113260%7.1%309146.244931%6.244931%6.2%231156.107989%6.107989%6.1%250165.923345%5.923345%5.9%68175.818966%5.818966%5.8%27185.482042%5.482042%5.5%87195.320975%5.320975%5.3%310204.979408%4.979408%5.0%133214.667124%4.667124%4.7%68223.745893%3.745893%3.7%171233.471074%3.471074%3.5%42243.184713%3.184713%3.2%10250.997506%0.997506%1.0%4260.491551%0.491551%0.5%1627
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Florida

There are 918 places in Florida. This section compares Merritt Island to the 50 most populous places in Florida and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 62,158.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other places in Florida, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiami GardensMiamiHomesteadPine HillsKissimmeeLehigh AcresNorth MiamiLauderhillDaytona BeachFort MyersTampaOrlandoDeltonaPompano BeachTown 'n' CountryHollywoodJacksonvillePalm BaySpring HillFort LauderdaleClearwaterLakelandTallahasseeFloridaLargoMiami BeachSunriseSt. PetersburgSouthWest Palm BeachW Palm BchSouth AtlanticMelbourneDeerfield BeachDeerfield BchUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPort St. LucieGainesvilleTamaracCape CoralPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoRiverviewMerritt IslandMerritt IsKendallBoynton BeachMiramarDavieBrandonDelray BeachCoral SpringsPalm CoastAlafayaPembroke PinesPembroke PnesPlantationWestonBoca RatonThe Villages45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.924699%32.924699%32.9%10,36710.4k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k331.935837%31.935837%31.9%6,132431.414648%31.414648%31.4%6,511527.625462%27.625462%27.6%5,824626.260471%26.260471%26.3%8,370726.041100%26.041100%26.0%4,790824.828695%24.828695%24.8%5,870923.331454%23.331454%23.3%6,6211021.511276%21.511276%21.5%5,6851119.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1217.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1317.655845%17.655845%17.7%5,3191417.409136%17.409136%17.4%7,0891516.907723%16.907723%16.9%5,1671616.660198%16.660198%16.7%9,4441716.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1815.931302%15.931302%15.9%6,0481915.762816%15.762816%15.8%6,1622015.715747%15.715747%15.7%11,52211.5k2114.884250%14.884250%14.9%6,9312214.821627%14.821627%14.8%5,8832314.791332%14.791332%14.8%11,05811.1k2414.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.660443%14.660443%14.7%5,3712514.512333%14.512333%14.5%6,4132614.445178%14.445178%14.4%4,5942714.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k2814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.800694%13.800694%13.8%5,7682913.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.634199%13.634199%13.6%4,5803013.408693%13.408693%13.4%4,2943113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.597501%12.597501%12.6%7,6233212.098827%12.098827%12.1%5,7983312.040581%12.040581%12.0%3,2403411.625295%11.625295%11.6%7,0393511.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.599079%11.599079%11.6%3,2753611.437886%11.437886%11.4%1,68411.376659%11.376659%11.4%3,1373711.197161%11.197161%11.2%3,2823811.092290%11.092290%11.1%4,3223910.955339%10.955339%11.0%3,7044010.650945%10.650945%10.7%4,3544110.565438%10.565438%10.6%2,8574210.410318%10.410318%10.4%4,270439.882712%9.882712%9.9%2,848449.855224%9.855224%9.9%2,825459.786740%9.786740%9.8%5,484466.894092%6.894092%6.9%2,320474.224753%4.224753%4.2%894483.927342%3.927342%3.9%1,494490.473821%0.473821%0.5%17950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Merritt Island to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonFloridaOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoIrvingMerritt IslandMerritt IsRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k820.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k920.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1020.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1517.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2216.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2316.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k2515.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2615.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2815.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3214.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3314.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7303912.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k4012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7694411.437886%11.437886%11.4%1,6849.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Merritt Island to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merritt Island. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merritt Island, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Merritt Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonFloridaOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaBrevard CountyBrevardBrevard County School DistrictBrevard CoMerritt IslandMerritt IsMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M14.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k11.437886%11.437886%11.4%1,68411.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Florida
County:
Brevard
Metro Area:
Palm Bay Area
ZIP Codes:
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
Neighboring Cities:
Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Melbourne, Rockledge, Satellite Beach
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Sharpes, South Patrick Shores
Nearby Cities:
Cape Canaveral
Nearby Towns:
Indialantic, Melbourne Village, Palm Shores
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cocoa West, June Park, Patrick AFB, Port St. John, Viera East, Viera West