Cocoa West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,939 at the 2020 census, up from 5,925 at the 2010 census. It is the closest place to Lake Poinsett and Canaveral Groves. Cocoa West is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Cocoa West had a population of 5,939. The median age was 38.8 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.2 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,249 households in Cocoa West, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.4% were married-couple households, 22.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.