As of the 2000 Census, Titusville had a total population of 40,670 - 21,317 (52.40 percent) females and 19,353 (47.6 percent) males. The median age was 41.00 years. Twenty-two point nine zero percent (22.90%) of the population was under 18 years and 20.80 percent was 65 years and older.
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As of the 2000 Census, Titusville had a total of 19,222 housing units, 10.30 percent of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 68.19 percent were in single-unit structures, 27.70 percent were in multi-unit structures, and 3.90 percent were mobile homes. Nine point nine nine percent (9.99%) of the housing units in Titusville were built since 1990.
As of the 2000 Census, Titusville had 17,200 occupied housing units - 11,702 (68.00 percent) owner occupied and 5,498 (32.00 percent) renter occupied. Two point zero zero percent (2.00%) of the households did not have telephone service and 6.90 percent of the households did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi-Vehicle households were not rare; 49.71 percent had two vehicles and another 13.10 percent had three or more.
The median monthly housing costs for mortgaged owners was $788, nonmortgaged owners $258, and renters $548. Twenty-nine point two three percent (29.23%) of owners with mortgages, and 40.16 percent of renters in Titusville spent 30 percent or more of household income on housing.
As of the 2000 Census there were 40,670 people comprising 17,200 households in Titusville. The average household size was 2.32 people.
Families made up 64.50 percent of the households in Titusville. This figure includes both married-couple families (47.90 percent) and other families (16.60 percent). Nonfamily households made up 35.50 percent of all households in Titusville. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.
Four point eight zero percent (4.80%) of the people living in Titusville as of the 2000 Census there were foreign born. Ninety-three point four zero percent (93.40%) were native, including 33.30 percent who were born in Florida.
Among people at least five years old living in Titusville as of the 2000 Census, 6.60 percent spoke a language other than English at home. Of those speaking a language other than English at home, 3.10 percent spoke Spanish and 3.50 percent spoke some other language; 1.80 percent reported that they did not speak English "very well."
As of the 2000 Census, 51.80 percent of the people at least five years old living in Titusville were living in the same residence in 1995; 29.80 percent had moved during the past 5 years from another residence in Brevard County, 6.00 percent from another county in Florida, 11.50 percent from another state, and less than 0.90 percent from abroad.
As of the 2000 Census, 84.40 percent of people 25 years and over in Titusville had at least graduated from high school and 19.20 percent had a bachelor’s degree or higher. Eleven point five zero percent (11.50%) were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school.
The total school enrollment in Titusville was 9,510 as of the 2000 Census. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 1,305 children and elementary or high school enrollment was 6,509 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,696 people.
In Titusville, among people at least five years old as of the 2000 Census, 20.41 percent reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.70 percent of people 5 to 20 years old, to 20.20 percent of people 21 to 64 years old, and to 41.10 percent of those 65 and older.
As of the 2000 Census, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in Titusville were Educational, Health And Social Services, 17.60 percent, and Retail Trade at 12.30 percent.
The most common occupations reported in Titusville, Florida were:
Seventy-three point six zero percent (73.60%) of the people employed were Private wage and salary workers; 20.80 percent were Federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.20 percent were Self-employed in own not incorporated business.
Eighty-three point one zero percent (83.10%) of Titusville workers drove to work alone as of the 2000 Census, 11.50 percent carpooled, 0.30 percent took public transportation, and 1.20 percent used other means. The remaining 2.00 percent worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24 minutes to get to work.
The median income of households in Titusville was $35,607. Seventy point two zero percent (70.20%) of Titusville households received earnings and 27.70 percent received retirement income other than Social Security. Thirty-seven point one zero percent (37.10%) of Titusville households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $11,873. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.
As of the 2000 Census, 12.40 percent of Titusville residents were in poverty. Seventeen point six zero percent (17.60%) of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.80 percent of people 65 years old and over. Nine point three zero percent (9.30%) of all Titusville families and 28.80 percent of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level.
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