Profile for Palm Bay, Florida, FL

Palm Bay is on the Indian River lagoon

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 576. The number of murders and homicides was 8. The violent crime rate was 6.8 per 1,000 people.

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 92

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Airports (1)

Cemeteries (3)

Colleges (1)

Communities (8)

Hotels (22)

Libraries (6)

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16% of Palm Bay residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Palm Bay ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Palm Bay
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• Brevard County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - FL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
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• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Florida cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Palm Bay business guide
• Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
• Brevard County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Florida
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• Crime in Brevard County
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• 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 Palm Bay was $16,992, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Brevard County economic census
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• Florida economic data

17% of Palm Bay residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Air pollution in Brevard County
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• Land contamination in Brevard County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Florida
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Florida

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• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Palm Bay
• Historic sites in Florida
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• 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 Palm Bay, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $536.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $762.

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Libraries in Palm Bay include Franklin T. Degroodt Memorial Library, Palm Bay Public Library ... View libraries

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

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The average commute time for Palm Bay workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 22 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Palm Bay between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Palm Bay travel guide
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