Palm Bay, Brevard County
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Palm Bay is larger and newer than neighboring Melbourne. The ACS population is 130,132, the median year built is 1993, and 32% of units were built in the 1980s alone — a very different stock from Melbourne’s larger 1950s–1960s share.
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Local conditions that shape the work
American Community Survey 2020–2024 estimates put Palm Bay’s population at 130,132, with 50,147 housing units and a median year built of 1993. About 39% of units were built in 2000 or later, and about 1.4% were built before 1960.
Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals for Melbourne WFO show a July average high of 90.9°F, a January average low of 50.5°F, 3,402 cooling degree days, 501 heating degree days, and 55.28 inches of rain a year, with September the wettest month at 8.55 inches. There is no official Palm Bay row in the Florida Climate Center normals, so these pages use Melbourne WFO, the official Brevard County station.
City of Palm Bay utilities; some areas historically received water from neighboring systems. We did not invent a city-wide hardness number for Palm Bay.
Palm Bay is in southern Brevard County on Florida’s Atlantic Space Coast and is exposed to the June–November hurricane season.
The City of Palm Bay issues its own building permits, separate from the City of Melbourne.
Local numbers used on this page
| ACS 2020–2024 median year built | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 50,147 |
| Population | 130,132 |
| Built 2000 or later | 39% |
| Built before 1960 | 1.4% |
| Climate station | Melbourne WFO 1991–2020 normals (There is no official Palm Bay row in the Florida Climate Center normals, so these pages use Melbourne WFO, the official Brevard County station.) |
| July average high | 90.9°F |
| January average low | 50.5°F |
| Annual rainfall | 55.28 inches, wettest month September (8.55 inches) |
| Cooling / heating degree days | 3,402 CDD / 501 HDD |
Sources for local facts on this page
We used public records and official reports. We did not invent statistics, reviews, or licenses.
- Florida Climate Center, Melbourne WFO 1991–2020 normals
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Palm Bay median year built 1993 and year-built counts, via Census Reporter
- Palm Bay is in southern Brevard County on Florida’s Atlantic Space Coast and is exposed to the June–November hurricane season.
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, contractor licensing
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