Cities / Florida / Palm Bay

Palm Bay, FL

130,132 people

Right Now

Weather

90°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 92°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Melbourne)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 19.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MCO

52 mi — Orlando International Airport

Population & People

Population

130,132

Median age

Median household income

$72,614

Poverty rate

11.7%

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Bachelor's degree+

24.0%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

20.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$283,200

Median gross rent

$1,601/mo

Homeownership rate

79.73%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,709

HUD Fair Market Rent (Brevard County, 20 mi from Palm Bay), 2026. Efficiency $1266, 1BR $1478, 2BR $1709, 3BR $2330, 4BR $2645. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MCO

Orlando International Airport

52 mi away

SFB

Orlando Sanford International Airport

64 mi away

DJT

President Donald J. Trump International Airport

98 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).