Brevard County Economic Rankings (Among Florida's 67 Counties)

Brevard County Rankings
(Among Florida's 67 Counties)

Category	Florida	Brevard County	Ranking
Population (April 1, 1997)	14,712,922	458,035	9
Households (April 1, 1997)	5,819,389	185,348	8
Average Household Size (April 1, 1997)	2.5	2.4	42
Median Age (April 1, 1997)	38.4	39.0	30
Persons Aged 65 and Over (April 1, 1997)	2,711,222	82,741	12
Average Wage and Salary Earnings(1996)	$25,608	$27,521	5
Total Assessed Value of Land in $Mill (1997)	638,439	20,651	11
Single Family Housing Starts (1997)	90,627	2,974	8
Average Monthly Apartment Rent (1997-1998)	$588	548	25
School Membership (Fall 1996)	2,240,283	66,679	9
Elementary and Secondary School Expenditures ($1,000s) 1995-1996	$14,455,035	$364.054	9
Expenditure per FTE Student	$5,027	$4,537	60
Gross and Taxable Sales in $Mill (1997)	$480,386	$10,037	9
Florida Price Level Index (1997) Florida = 100		97.65	16
Citrus production in 1,000 boxes (1996-1997)	294,800	2,769	20
Fish and Shellfish landings in 1,000 pounds (1997)	117,814	10,913	2
Public Safety Expenditure in $1,000 (1997)	3,378,091	60,725	13
Crime Rate per 100,000 persons (1997)	7,298.0	5,397.4	31
Ad Valolem Millage Rates (Jan 1997)		15.6941	55

Source: Florida County Rankings 1998, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, January 1999.