Cocoa Beach is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,412 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Cocoa Beach is the 197th largest community in Florida.

Cocoa Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cocoa Beach is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cocoa Beach who work in sales jobs (14.43%), management occupations (14.33%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.05%).

Of important note, Cocoa Beach is also a city of artists. Cocoa Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cocoa Beach's character.

Also of interest is that Cocoa Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Seniors make up 34.20% of Cocoa Beach's population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Cocoa Beach is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

Cocoa Beach, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Cocoa Beach is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Cocoa Beach are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with Cocoa Beach, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

Despite being a small city, Cocoa Beach has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Cocoa Beach Information and Demographics

The population of Cocoa Beach is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.07% of adults in Cocoa Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cocoa Beach in 2000 was $28,968, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,872 for a family of four.

The people who call Cocoa Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cocoa Beach is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cocoa Beach include German, Irish, English, Italian, Scotch-Irish, French, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Cocoa Beach is English. Some people also speak Spanish.