1 census tracts · pop 6,016 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Cocoa maps to a single census tract in Rockledge, FL and houses 6,016 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 52%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Rockledge baseline of 32.6%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.2/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $63,443 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 243 evictions logged in this tract.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 7.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.8% in 2018, is well off that peak. Average gross rent runs $1,728, close to the Rockledge average.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cocoa vs RockledgeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cocoa
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
243Total filings (sum)
4.75%Avg annual filing rate
7.5%Peak year (2003)
3.82%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Cocoa
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cocoa?
Cocoa scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Cocoa compare to Rockledge overall?
Cocoa scores 0.4 points higher than Rockledge overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,728 vs $1,820.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cocoa?
Average gross rent in Cocoa is $1,728/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cocoa residents are renters?
33% of Cocoa households are renter-occupied (vs 22% in Rockledge). The neighborhood has 6,016 residents.
Q5
Is Cocoa a high social-vulnerability area?
Cocoa sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Cocoa for landlords?
Cocoa carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rockledge as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cocoa?
Cocoa has 5,685 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
