Postal Codes

32905 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 32905 covers Palm Bay, Florida, with a population of about 24,473 and a median household income of $56,671.

Population
24,4732,522 per square mile
Median age
45.46.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,67121% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
14.1%1.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$234,776up 15.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,36113% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
26.6%8.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
56.8%8.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
635

Where 32905 is

Palm Bay, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population24,473
Median age45.4
Family households52.4%
Born outside the US13.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.4%
White (non-Hispanic)61.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)15.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino16.2%
Veterans12.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$56,671
Income per person$31,188
Poverty rate14.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k8.3%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k9.5%
$60–75k14.4%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k3.4%
$150–200k4.2%
$200k or more3.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed12,500
Mean adjusted gross income$50,854
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k34.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$206,200
Median gross rent$1,361
Rent as a share of household income39.6%
Owner-occupied56.8%
Vacant homes15.7%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house48.8%
Attached house5.8%
2 to 4 units10.2%
5 to 19 units19.3%
20 or more units8.4%
Mobile home7.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$234,776as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.7%
Typical asking rent$1,590as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 17.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$263,119$65,354

$74,307 in 2000 to $234,776 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,647$1,042

$1,042 in 2018 to $1,590 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone73.7%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.3% 7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments635
People employed7,792
Annual payroll$419,333,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 81.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.1 out of 100
Community resilience51.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide50.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail20.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$56,671$71,711$78,538
Income per person$31,188$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate14.1%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$206,200$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,361$1,564$1,348
Homeownership56.8%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.8%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US13.3%21.4%13.9%
Median age45.442.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMELBOURNE BEACH A1A, FL US5.4 km away

Average high and low by month

January70.5°F / 53.6°F
February71.9°F / 55.9°F
March75.5°F / 59.3°F
April80.1°F / 64.6°F
May83.7°F / 69.3°F
June87.4°F / 72.9°F
July89.5°F / 74.1°F
August89.5°F / 74.6°F
September87.7°F / 74.5°F
October83.5°F / 70.5°F
November77.5°F / 63.5°F
December72.3°F / 57.7°F
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket48% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Brevard County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability10.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

32910 Palm Bay, FL1.1 km away
32911 Palm Bay, FL1.1 km away
32901 Melbourne, FL4.7 km away
32902 Melbourne, FL5.9 km away
32912 Melbourne, FL5.9 km away
32919 Melbourne, FL5.9 km away
32936 Melbourne, FL5.9 km away
32951 Melbourne Beach, FL6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Brevard County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.7 sq mi
Water area3.01 sq mi
Population density2,522 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude28.0313, -80.5995

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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