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Palm Shores, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Palm Shores is a Census town of 1,458 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Brevard County. Median household income is $77,500, 87.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palm Shores
What Palm Shores is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,428 plus or minus 545
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrevard County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Palm Shores
- Population1,458 plus or minus 327
- Median age44.9
- Population under 18230 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1815.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over306 plus or minus 72
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent
- Households588
- Family households426 plus or minus 96
- Share of households that are families72.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Palm Shores
- Median household income$77,500 plus or minus $27,454
- Per capita income$40,771
- Civilian labor force837 plus or minus 234
- Employed823 plus or minus 233
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over1,087
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.1 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Palm Shores
- Housing units657
- Occupied units588
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied516 plus or minus 103
- Renter occupied72 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate87.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$351,600
- Single family units492 plus or minus 100
- Share single family74.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more47 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more7.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes103 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Palm Shores gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute711 plus or minus 228
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more183 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home12.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Palm Shores (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,776,000
- Average approval$888,000
- Median approval$888,000
- Largest approval$1,201,000
- Jobs supported16
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palm Shores, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Palm Shores
- NFIP communityTown of Palm Shores
- NFIP community number120612
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/29/21
The Town of Palm Shores participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120612 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brevard County, not Palm Shores
Brevard County context, not Palm Shores figures
- Establishments in Brevard County15,510
- Covered employment, Brevard County242,124
- Average annual pay, Brevard County$68,051
- Housing units permitted, Brevard County4,603
Every figure in this section is published for Brevard County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palm Shores.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Palm Shores questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palm Shores, Florida?
1,458, in 588 households. Palm Shores town covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 2,428 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palm Shores in?
Brevard County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Palm Shores?
$77,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $351,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Palm Shores in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palm Shores appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palm Shores, town of, community 120612, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Palm Shores figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brevard County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Palm Shores.
Is zoning published for Palm Shores?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.