Brevard County vs Osceola County

Two neighbouring counties in Florida, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 37 mi of border.

Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Brevard County spans about 107.8 km at its widest.

Side by side

Brevard County, Florida and Osceola County, Florida on shared measures. The middle column is the difference, computed from the two figures either side of it.
MeasureBrevard CountyDifferenceOsceola County
Population663,982+37.8%481,718
Change since 20209.1%-14.1 pp23.2%
Land area1,015 sq mi-23.5%1,327 sq mi
Population density654 per sq mi+80.2%363 per sq mi
Median household income$78,476+8.0%$72,637
Median home value$339,600-3.9%$353,300
Median age46.7+25.9%37.1
Households257,695+80.5%142,794
Housing units299,305+74.6%171,410

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

What the numbers say

  • Brevard County holds about 1.4 times the population of Osceola County: 663,982 against 481,718.
  • Osceola County covers more ground, at 1,327 square miles against 1,015.
  • Brevard County is the more crowded of the two, at 654 people per square mile against 363.
  • Median household income is higher in Brevard County, by 5,839 dollars a year.
  • Since 2020, Brevard County has grown by 9.1% and Osceola County has grown by 23.2%.
  • They share 37 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.

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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.