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The city had 115 schools in 2026. Cape Canaveral had a population of 10,006 in July 2026. Median household income was US$67,276 a year in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1933 sources

Population9,962people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,812EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,158EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.99%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean5.59µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Cape Canaveral?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Cape Canaveral.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,318 per month, while the median home value was US$372,400 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 58.6%, and the vacancy rate was 34.4% in July 2026. 43.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Cape Canaveral recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€187
Internet, 60 Mbps€74
Mobile plan, 10 GB€60

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited74.01 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Cape Canaveral (Wayback Machine capture 20251107154048)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB60.43 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Cape Canaveral (Wayback Machine capture 20251107154048)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home186.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Cape Canaveral (Wayback Machine capture 20251107154048)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$1,318/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent43.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)34.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,576 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,158 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Cape Canaveral a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student47%strong on education, weak on safety · range 36–58%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–65%
Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–57%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 725 of 9,962 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Cape Canaveral is 4.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income67,276 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband74.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription86.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription7.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet5.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet2.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary2,812 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)23Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,623 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov22Official
Unemployment rate3.99 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Cape Canaveral?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,623 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€943of €2,840 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,840
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,576
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€187 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Cape Canaveral (Wayback Machine capture 20251107154048) · 2025-12-31− €187
Internet€74 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Cape Canaveral (Wayback Machine capture 20251107154048) · 2025-12-31− €74
Mobile plan€60 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Cape Canaveral (Wayback Machine capture 20251107154048) · 2025-12-31− €60
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€943
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cape Canaveral. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cape Canaveral. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher96.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools115 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count13Official
School enrolment, share of residents8.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio35 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,690 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,661 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cape Canaveral when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time22.7 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle1.5 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work1.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportCOI3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cape Canaveral. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Cape Canaveral.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Cape Canaveral is 5.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.59 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202432Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 21.1 · Feb 22.5 · Mar 23.9 · Apr 26.6 · May 28.7 · Jun 30.7 · Jul 31.5 · Aug 31.7 · Sep 30.4 · Oct 27.9 · Nov 24.4 · Dec 22.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 10.1 · Feb 11.3 · Mar 13 · Apr 15.7 · May 18.9 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 23 · Sep 22.4 · Oct 19.5 · Nov 15.6 · Dec 12.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average temperature by monthJan 15.6 · Feb 16.9 · Mar 18.4 · Apr 21.1 · May 23.8 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 27 · Aug 27.4 · Sep 26.4 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 20 · Dec 17.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 57.9 · Feb 59.9 · Mar 82.6 · Apr 51.1 · May 73.8 · Jun 175.2 · Jul 146.4 · Aug 152.7 · Sep 183 · Oct 132.3 · Nov 63.6 · Dec 56 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading47.1 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean6.24 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,551 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature28.25 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature23.39 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature17.68 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Houston ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Marugame (Japan) ±5.5 °C, Amagasaki (Japan) ±5.1 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±5.1 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±5.1 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±5.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 725 is not 2.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.69 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents725 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,731 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population9,962 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program17Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value372,400 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes58.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate52.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad7.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents4.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage55.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage77.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance9.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher36.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available91.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,720 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home24.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans80.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Cape Canaveral

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Melbourne as a Cape Canaveral alternative in the same region

34 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 87,097 Melbourne vs 9,962 Cape Canaveral+774%
  • Foreign residents: 4.7% Melbourne vs 2.7% Cape Canaveral+75%
  • Nearest airport: 4.0 km Melbourne vs 11.0 km Cape Canaveral−64%
  • Unemployment: 4.6% Melbourne vs 4.0% Cape Canaveral+14%
  • Median gross pay, city: €2,838 Melbourne vs €2,812 Cape Canaveralsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,623 Melbourne vs €3,623 Cape Canaveralsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Melbourne vs 5.6 µg/m³ Cape Canaveralsame level
Full comparisonMore about Melbourne

Plainfield as a Cape Canaveral alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1624 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 9,962 Cape Canaveral+402%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,812 Cape Canaveral+72%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 2.7% Cape Canaveral+127%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 5.6 µg/m³ Cape Canaveral+39%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,623 Cape Canaveral+12%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 4.0% Cape Canaveral−6%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 11.0 km Cape Canaveral−18%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Cape Canaveral

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Merritt Island 8.6 km away
Rent
1,331 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,774 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Cocoa West 15.9 km away
Rent
1,074 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,286 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Viera East 17.8 km away
Rent
1,553 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,850 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Viera West 20.6 km away
Rent
2,016 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,740 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Port Saint John 20.6 km away
Rent
1,636 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,289 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Cape Canaveral, nearest in population first.

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Kensington9,962 residentsMidland9,962 residentsCharter Oak9,963 residentsBeverly Hills9,961 residentsNorth Bend9,966 residentsCollinsville9,956 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Cape Canaveral?

The median gross salary is 3,623 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Cape Canaveral?

The unemployment rate is 3.99 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Cape Canaveral?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.59 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How many people live in Cape Canaveral?

The published population is 9,962 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Cape Canaveral?

725 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Cape Canaveral a good place to live?

Cape Canaveral may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Cape Canaveral?

Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Cocoa, Rockledge, Cocoa West are near Cape Canaveral. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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