Joint Long Range Proving Ground AFB - 1950, 1950
Patrick AFB’s story
86 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1950.
- 1940Patrick AFB is settled
Patrick AFBFL
A town of 1,644, settled in 1940.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: USAF · Public domain
Population
1,644
Census survey, 2020–24
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
24.9
years
Jobs based here
1,240
A job hub
Is Patrick AFB a good place to live?
The best of Patrick AFB’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and walkability; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Patrick AFB’s median age is 24.9 years, below both Florida’s towns (42.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On cost of living, just 1 of Florida’s 774 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Patrick AFB’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Florida’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 59 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Patrick AFB has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Patrick AFB stand out
Where Patrick AFB beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,240 people come to Patrick AFB for work
Where Patrick AFB’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,240jobs based in Patrick AFB
0%of working residents work in town
45 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Patrick AFB grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Patrick AFB is from typical.
Cost of livingHome prices against what area households earnD−Open →Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listDOpen →SchoolsBeat 74% of Florida districts on tests and graduationB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 5.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →HealthCape Canaveral Hospital 8.8 miles awayB+Open →Jobs & income$76K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 89° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives here48% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Patrick AFB: who provides what
Patrick AFB is unincorporated, so Brevard County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Cocoa water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBrevard CountyBrevard County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBrevard Supervisor of ElectionsBrevard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code3292532925 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Patrick AFB.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
A job hub: Patrick AFB has 3.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,240 commuters
Most working residents leave Patrick AFB for work: only 0% work in town. Patrick AFB’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Patrick AFB grew to 1,240 in 2023, 193 more than in 2013.
0%work in town
| Patrick AFB | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Patrick AFB0%
Melbourne7%
Palm Bay7%
Orlando7%
Merritt Island3%
45 mi
median commute distance
1,240
jobs based in Patrick AFB
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Very high risk in Patrick AFB, with hurricanes at the top
83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland flooding
10
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Patrick AFB, expect mild winters and hot summers
Patrick AFB has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 7 of the 639 Florida towns we compare have a lower July high than Patrick AFB.
89°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter56–72°
Spring65–80°
Summer75–88°
Fall70–83°
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
89°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB+
Patrick AFB is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns
Patrick AFB beats the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 74% of Patrick AFB adults had a checkup this year.
65%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Patrick AFB | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
31 measures vs. Florida
10 better14 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Patrick AFB | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.5% | 7.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.8% | 14.6% |
Cape Canaveral Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 0% of Patrick AFB
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,704 acres
10 mi
of trails · 2.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chevron Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 61 attractions →Windover Archaeological Site and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Patrick AFB. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Ancient siteWindover Archaeological Site
21 mi MuseumKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
21 mi LandmarkSpace Mirror Memorial
6 mi Zoo & aquariumBrevard Zoo
29 mi BeachPlayalinda Beach
21 mi MuseumUnited States Astronaut Hall of FameSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Windover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Bill White, Public domain · Space Mirror Memorial: Seth Buckley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brevard Zoo: Rusty Clark from merritt usland FLA, CC BY 2.0 · Playalinda Beach: User:JohnWalton031954, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Astronaut Hall of Fame: Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Patrick AFB
16pages on Patrick AFB
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Patrick AFB
Eastern Florida State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Melbourne5.7 mi$2,496 in-state tuitionFlorida Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Melbourne11.5 mi$45,900 tuition
About 14 of every 100 Patrick AFB residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Patrick AFB
U.S. Space Force base near Cocoa Beach, Florida
Patrick Space Force Base (IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF, FAA LID: COF) is a United States Space Force installation located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick, USAAC. It is home to Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45), known as the 45th Space Wing (45 SW) when it was part of the Air Force. In addition to its "host wing" responsibilities at Patrick SFB, the 45 SW controls and operates Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) and the Eastern Range. The base was originally opened and operated from 1940 to 1947 as Naval Air Station Banana River, a United States Navy airfield. It was then deactivated as a nav…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1940
- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 8 ft
- ZIP code
- 32925
Patrick AFB’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Patrick AFB.
South Patrick ShoresPatrick AFB
How the neighbors grade
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick AFB | — | — | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
| South Patrick Shores | #43 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
Patrick AFB has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Patrick AFB and South Patrick Shores report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Patrick AFB with a neighbor →