Rockledge (Florida)

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Rockledge
Brevard County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Rockledge Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1887
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Brevard County
Coordinates : 28 ° 20 ′  N , 80 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 20 ′  N , 80 ° 44 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 24,926 (as of 2010)
Population density : 806.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 34.8 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of
which 30.9 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 7 m
Postcodes : 32955-32956
Area code : +1 321
FIPS : 12-61500
GNIS ID : 0294132
Website : www.cityofrockledge.org
Mayor : Thomas J. Price

Rockledge is a city in Brevard County in the US state of Florida with 24,926 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Rockledge is located on the Intracoastal Waterway in close proximity to the Atlantic coast . The city is located around 30 km south of Titusville and 70 km east of Orlando .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 24,926 inhabitants were distributed over 11,240 households. The population density was 806.7 inh / km². 78.7% of the population identified themselves as whites , 14.5% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 2.4% as Asian Americans . 1.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.6% to several ethnic groups. 6.4% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 29.4% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 29.9% of all households. 68.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.42 people and the average family size was 2.86 people.

24.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 24.2% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 44 years. 47.9% of the population were male and 52.1% were female.

The median annual income was $ 57,835, with 5.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 94.91% of the population, 3.37% spoke Spanish and 1.72% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

traffic

The urban area is crossed by Interstate 95 , US Highway 1 ( SR 5 ) and Florida State Road 519 . The Florida East Coast Railway's freight line also passes through the city. The nearest airport is Melbourne International Airport (around 30 km south).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 212 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were 14 robberies, 58 assaults, 159 break-ins, 553 thefts and 30 car thefts.

Web links

Commons : Rockledge, Florida  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ FLORIDA - Brevard County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 26, 2015 .
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Rockledge-Florida.html