Profile for Cocoa, Florida, FL

Cocoa is on the Indian River

Public transportation: Space Coast Area Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 442. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 26.5 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Children's Festival - April 21, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory, Brevard Museum of History and Science, Florida Solar Energy Center (University of Central Florida), Porcher House, Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science

Colleges and universities: Brevard Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Cocoa

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (6)

Colleges (1)

Communities (2)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (4)

Museums (1)

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• Cocoa population
• Ancestry of people in Cocoa
• Housing in Cocoa
• Income in Cocoa
• Marital status of adults in Cocoa
• Place of birth of people in Cocoa
• Residence in 1995, of people in Cocoa
• School enrollment & education levels in Cocoa
• Transportation & commute times in Cocoa
• Brevard County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Florida
• State data - Florida
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Cocoa demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Brevard County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Melbourne area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 32922 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Cocoa city government
• Brevard County government
• Brevard County Chamber of Commerce

10% of Cocoa residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cocoa ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Cocoa
• Cemeteries in Brevard County
• Libraries in or near Cocoa

Post a query on a message board:

• Brevard County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - FL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Cocoa museums
• Cocoa historic sites
• Cocoa area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Cocoa area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Brevard County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Florida cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Cocoa
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Brevard County

• Cocoa business guide
• Brevard County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Florida
• Local ordinances in Florida (Partial selection)

• Crime in Brevard County
• Arrests in Brevard County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Florida
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cocoa was $15,665, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Brevard County economic census
• Brevard County economic summary
• Brevard County employment growth
• Brevard County unemployment rate
• Florida economic data

14% of Cocoa residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Cocoa
• Colleges in Florida
• Learning Disabilities Association in Florida
• Schools in or near Cocoa
• School districts in or near Cocoa
• Yearbooks (old) of Florida high schools

• Movies playing in or near Cocoa
• YouTube videos about Cocoa

• Air pollution in Brevard County
• Diesel soot in Brevard County
• Land contamination in Brevard County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Florida
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Brevard County
• Toxic chemical releases in Brevard County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Florida

Cocoa festival dates:

• Children's Festival - April 21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Florida county fairs
• Florida festivals (Florida tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Cocoa

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Cocoa
• Geocaches in Florida

• Cocoa items now on sale

• Cocoa local government Web site
• Brevard County government
• Florida state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Cocoa medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Cocoa
• Historic sites in Florida
• Museums in or near Cocoa
• Museums in Florida
• Florida state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Brevard County genealogy forum

Median rent in Cocoa, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $403.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $752.

• Research Cocoa Apartments
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• Check Florida mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Cocoa area
• Job services in Florida
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Cocoa include Brevard County Library, Central Brevard Library & Reference Center, Port Saint John Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Cocoa

• Florida library

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• Census map of Cocoa area
• Historic maps of FL cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Florida
• Topographic map of Cocoa

TV stations in Cocoa include WBCC, WTGL.

• Daily newspapers in or near Cocoa
• AM radio stations in or near Cocoa
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Cocoa
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Cocoa
• TV stations in or near Cocoa
• Media ownership in the Cocoa area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Florida

• Military bases in Florida
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Cocoa
• Search obituaries in Florida
• Recent death notices - selected FL newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Florida
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Florida
• Lions clubs in Florida
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Cocoa
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Cocoa

• Parks near Cocoa
• National forests in Florida
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• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Cocoa
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Florida communities
• Photo collection - Florida communities
• Photos of Florida places
• Post cards of Florida communities

Brevard County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cocoa political report.

• Florida Democratic party
• Florida Republican party
• Brevard County elections board
• Florida elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Cocoa
• Total membership by faith, in Brevard County

• Chowhound message boards for FL

The average commute time for Cocoa workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Cocoa between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.

• Bus schedules

Hotels in Cocoa include Best Western Cocoa Inn, Days Inn, Econo Lodge Space Center, Ramada Inn, Super 8.

• Cocoa travel guide
• Airports near Cocoa
• Hotels near Cocoa
• Florida tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Florida coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Florida
• Wildlife refuges in Florida

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