Palm Bay (Florida)
Brevard County
12-54000
Palm Bay is a city in Brevard County in the U.S. state of Florida with 103 190 inhabitants ( 2010).
Geography
Palm Bay is located on the Indian River, which forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway, just off the coast of the Atlantic. At the city limits, the city Melbourne, West Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Grant - Valkaria and Malabar. Orlando is located approximately 100 km north- west of the city.
History
The original inhabitants of the area around present-day Palm Bay were Indians from the tribe of Timucuan. The first European settlers arrived in 1850 and lived primarily from the timber industry and the cultivation of oranges. The settlement was initially the name Tilman, but was renamed in the 20s of the 20th century in Palm Bay. Until the construction of the railroad 1894, held the city's growth in check, but from then on improved transport links brought a first boom. In the 1960s, Palm Bay was given the status of a city. The city's economy benefited from the construction of the Kennedy Space Center, which is 65 km further north was at this time on the Merritt Peninsula.
Demographics
According to the 2010 census, the then 103 190 inhabitants spread over 45 220 households. The population density was 606.3 inh. / Km ². 72.9 % of the population were white, 17.9% African American, 0.5% Native American and 1.8 % Asian Americans. 3.4% were members of other ethnic groups and 3.6% in different ethnic groups. 14.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 28.7 % of all households lived in 33.9 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 70.2 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.60 persons and the average family size is 3.05 people.
26.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.8 % were 20-39 years old, 28.7 % were 40-59 years old and 20.9% were at least 60 years old. The median age was 40 years. 48.3 % of the population were male and 51.7 % female.
The average annual income was $ 44,768, while 13.4 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 88.55 % of the population spoke Spanish 7.46% and 3.99 % had a different mother tongue.
Traffic
Palm Bay is from Interstate 95, U.S. Highway 1 (SR 5) and the Florida State Roads 507 and 514 crosses. In addition, the freight railroad of the Florida East Coast Railway runs through the town. The Melbourne International Airport is around 10 km north of Palm Bay.
Crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 262 points ( U.S. average: 266 points ) within the average range. There were four murders, 19 rapes, 60 robberies, 438 injuries, 740 burglaries, 1,622 thefts, 98 auto thefts and arsons ten.