At least We Are Not Cocoa

One of the responses from Palm Bay citizens when confronted about their wonderful City is "hey at least we are not Cocoa." Because it makes us feel better that we are not the worst place to live in the County because we all know Cocoa is worse. Is it?


What is our City Motto now? Palm Bay a place to grow. Grow what? Weed? Most of the problems were caused by all of this growing with the crappiest of all plans.... I do not think there were any plans. It kind of went like this. We had sixty three square miles of city when I moved here in the early 80s they put all of the resources and funds to the Lockmar area that's where most of the City Council resided at the time so that's where the money went first, ignoring the rest of the City. Then we got our settlement from GDC so that worthless property surrounding the "hole in the doughnut" became prime real estate because this third world city needed a First Class golf course which created the Bay Side section of Palm Bay. The people who live in Bay Side really do not want to even say they live in Palm Bay they always answer "We live in Bay Side". I got news for you. You live in Palm Bay assholes. Now all the neighborhoods surrounding the Bayside area now want to be included as residents of Bay Side because being from Palm Bay sucks.

Cocoa has the City Motto “The City of Community, Culture and Commerce” Yeah big freaking whoop from the Crime Reports you still have us beat on Crack Heads, whores and people committing Battery. Where is all the culture there in Cocoa? The Cocoa Village Play House? It is not in Cocoa. Cocoa Village is your Bayside. Commerce? Well we got ourselves a Super Walmart too.
I think Palm Bay is just full of culture.


Have you ever been to the Winn Dixie Shopping Center on Malabar Rd. after dark. That's culture on full display.
Cocoa has their "little Viet Nam" We have Madalyn Landings
and The Park in Palm Bay Apartments. . We have 3 Publix's how many does Cocoa have ... ? Cocoa beats us in murders and drive bys but we are working on that.
Cocoa High is in Cocoa and Palm Bay High is in Melbourne.

But we have two other High Schools,
Bay Side and Heritage High ahh yes
Heritage High full of culture.

Palm Bay has hotter City Council Members


I think Cocoa is worse but we are sure giving them a run for the top or rather bottom.
Here are some facts from the Census
Cocoa
Total Population in Cocoa, FL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Cocoa, FL was 16,412.

Cocoa Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Cocoa was 7,797, which represents 47.5 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Cocoa, FL
There are an estimated 2,727 married men in the town. 45.8 percent of men over 15 years old in Cocoa are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Cocoa is 8,615 which is 52.5 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Cocoa, Florida
There are an estimated 2,775 married women in the community. 41 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.


Median Age in Cocoa, FL
The median age of people living in Cocoa, FL was 36.4 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Cocoa was 1,156. There were 12,079 people above the age of 18, which represents 73.6 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 14.3 percent of the population (2,351) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.



RACE

One Race Percent in Cocoa, FL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Cocoa, FL was 16,105.

White Population in Cocoa, FL
The estimated White population in the Cocoa community is 10,252, which is 62.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Cocoa, Florida
The estimated Black/African American population is 5,298, which is 32.3 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).


American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Cocoa, FL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Cocoa, FL was 104.

Asian Population in Cocoa, Florida
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 154.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Cocoa, FL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Cocoa was an estimated 38.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 259, while those of “two or more races” was 307 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Cocoa community was 809, or 4.9 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).



HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Cocoa, FL
The household population number in Cocoa was 16,333.

Group Quarters Population in Cocoa, FL

Group Quarters population in the community was 79.

Average Household Size in Cocoa, FL
The average household size in Cocoa is 2.35 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.97 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).



HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Cocoa, FL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 8,064 total housing units in Cocoa.

The number of occupied housing units was 6,939, or 86 of the total units in town. Of these, 4,038 were owner-occupied (58.2), and 2,901 were renter-occupied (41.8, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 1,125 vacant homes in Cocoa at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Cocoa, Florida
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 3,271, with a median value in dollars of 66,100.

Monthly Owner Costs in Cocoa, FL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $752 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Cocoa, average costs per month were $227 (national average was $295).


EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 8,090 people in the community had a high school degree, or 75.5 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Cocoa, Florida
1,466 people in Cocoa also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 13.7 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).



MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Cocoa, FL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Cocoa was 2,156, or 17.7 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Cocoa, FL
In 2000, there were 4,277 people in Cocoa, FL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Cocoa, FL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 1,350 people in Cocoa who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 8.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.


Percentage In Labor Force in Cocoa, Florida
There were 7,566 in the labor force in Cocoa at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 60.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Cocoa was 25.1 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Cocoa, FL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $27,062. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Cocoa, FL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $31,243. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Cocoa, Florida
Per capita income in Cocoa in the last full census was 15,665. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Cocoa numbered 906, or 21.8 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Cocoa, FL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 3,951, or 24.1 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.

Palm Bay
Total Population in Palm Bay, FL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Palm Bay, FL was 79,413.

Palm Bay Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Palm Bay was 38,723, which represents 48.8 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Palm Bay, FL
There are an estimated 17,689 married men in the town. 59.9 percent of men over 15 years old in Palm Bay are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Palm Bay is 40,690 which is 51.2 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Palm Bay, Florida
There are an estimated 18,073 married women in the community. 55.8 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.



AGE

Median Age in Palm Bay, FL
The median age of people living in Palm Bay, FL was 37.2 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Palm Bay was 4,876. There were 58,330 people above the age of 18, which represents 73.5 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 14.7 percent of the population (11,679) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.



RACE

One Race Percent in Palm Bay, FL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Palm Bay, FL was 77,304.

White Population in Palm Bay, FL
The estimated White population in the Palm Bay community is 64,755, which is 81.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Palm Bay, Florida
The estimated Black/African American population is 8,983, which is 11.3 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Palm Bay, FL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Palm Bay, FL was 281.

Asian Population in Palm Bay, Florida
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 1,354.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Palm Bay, FL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Palm Bay was an estimated 37.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1,894, while those of “two or more races” was 2,109 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Palm Bay community was 6,850, or 8.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Palm Bay, FL
The household population number in Palm Bay was 79,023.

Group Quarters Population in Palm Bay, FL
Group Quarters population in the community was 390.

Average Household Size in Palm Bay, FL
The average household size in Palm Bay is 2.6 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.03 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).



HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Palm Bay, FL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 32,902 total housing units in Palm Bay.

The number of occupied housing units was 30,336, or 92.2 of the total units in town. Of these, 22,858 were owner-occupied (75.3), and 7,478 were renter-occupied (24.7, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 2,566 vacant homes in Palm Bay at the time of the last complete survey.


Median Home Values in Palm Bay, Florida
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 20,476, with a median value in dollars of 78,300.

Monthly Owner Costs in Palm Bay, FL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $762 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Palm Bay, average costs per month were $237 (national average was $295).



EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 43,755 people in the community had a high school degree, or 83.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Palm Bay, Florida
8,735 people in Palm Bay also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 16.7 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).



MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Palm Bay, FL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Palm Bay was 11,075, or 19 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).


Disability Status in Palm Bay, FL
In 2000, there were 16,490 people in Palm Bay, FL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Palm Bay, FL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 9,322 people in Palm Bay who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 12.5 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.



LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Palm Bay, Florida
There were 37,925 in the labor force in Palm Bay at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 62.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Palm Bay was 25.9 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Palm Bay, FL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $36,508. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.


Median Family Income in Palm Bay, FL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $41,636. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Palm Bay, Florida
Per capita income in Palm Bay in the last full census was 16,992. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Palm Bay numbered 1,567, or 7.1 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Palm Bay, FL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 7,471, or 9.5 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.

Now these numbers probably changed during the most recent census but I do think that yup we are better then Cocoa

Some of Palm Bay's Finest Citizens

2 p.m. Aug. 9. -- Arrested: Michael Alan Tompkins, 34, of 410 Saul Road, Palm Bay. Charges: failed to redeliver hired or leased property, possession of firearm or ammo by convicted felon, possession of controlled substance without valid Rx, Possession and/or use of narcotics equipment.


2:29 p.m. Aug. 9. -- Arrested: Michele Martin Grant, 51, of 572 Audobon Ave., Palm Bay. Charge: driving while license suspended -- habitual offender.


1:07 a.m. Aug. 9. -- Arrested: Russel Martin Erdos, 26, of 3127 Lowry Blvd., Palm Bay. Charges: robbery by sudden snatching without a firearm, grand theft of property. Battery, resisting arrest without violence.


7:15 p.m. Aug. 9. -- Arrested: Meggan Lee Blackstone, 24, of 1563 Dallam Ave., Palm Bay. Charge: Petit larceny, first offense.


8:05 a.m. Aug. 9. -- Arrested: Jean Kelly Lauriston, 27, of 1750 Bottlebrush, Palm Bay. Charges: felony battery, Kidnap-false imprisonment of an adult, possession of controlled substance without valid Rx.


10:36 a.m. Aug. 9. -- Arrested: Dana Scott Swain, 50, of 757 Morning Cove Circle S.E., Palm Bay. Charge: violation of probation.


2:05 a.m. Aug. 9. -- Arrested: Dana Vincent Hernandez, 29, of 839 Onyx Drive, Palm Bay. Charges: Failure to appear, violation of probation.


6:35 p.m. July 30. -- Arrested: Christopher Edward Marr, 30, of 1634 Saipan St., Palm Bay. Charge: out-of-county warrant.



3:53 p.m. Aug. 11. -- Arrested: Wayne A. Allen, 50, of 584 Laurel Oak Court N.E., Palm Bay. Charge: Battery.


11:33 a.m. Aug. 11. -- Arrested: James Charles Visconti, 46, of 1197 Hooper Ave. N.E., Palm Bay. Charges: passing a forged or altered ID to a secondhand dealer, Dealing in stolen property.



12:20 p.m. Aug. 11. -- Arrested: Michael W. Biggs, 33, of 2930 Kirkland Ave., Palm Bay. Charges: Dealing in stolen property., fraud -- giving false ID to a secondhand dealer.


3 a.m. Aug. 12. -- Arrested: Ronald R. Webb, 42, of 1732 Fallon Blvd., Palm Bay. Charges: out-of-county warrant, fugitive.


7:16 p.m. Aug. 11. -- Arrested: Thomas J. Roy, 40, of 1511 Tree Ridge Lane, Palm Bay. Charges: Unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, Dealing in stolen property., fraud -- giving false ID to a secondhand dealer, grand theft of property.


9:15 a.m. Aug. 11. -- Arrested: Delores Belinda English, 48, of 2155 Drive Harvey Riley St., Palm Bay. Charges: Sale of marijuana -- schedule 1., possession of controlled substance without valid Rx.


2:41 p.m. Aug. 10. -- Arrested: Steven Paul Eldridge, 39, of 607 Tarr Ave., Palm Bay. Charges: Failure to appear., Fraud- false ID given to law enforcement officer.


11:35 a.m. Aug. 10. -- Arrested: Jerry Lee Mitchell, 39, of 2861 Glasner Ave., Palm Bay. Charges: Failure to appear., fugitive from justice.


10:53 a.m. Aug. 10. -- Arrested: Michael Davone Cameron, 24, of 564 E. Malabar Road S.W., Palm Bay. Charges: viol probation felony, possession of controlled substance without valid Rx.


2:53 p.m. Aug. 10. -- Arrested: Fredrick Rayshard Clemons, 22, of 1672 Raymore St. N.W., Palm Bay. Charges: driving while license suspended -- habitual offender, violation of probation.





12:15 p.m. Aug. 10. -- Arrested: Monique M. Howard, 41, of 1399 Eldron Blvd., Palm Bay. Charge: Petit larceny, first offense.

We Finally scored a 100% at Something

Finally Something in Palm Bay has scored a 100 %. With glowing pride it has been announced the Riviera Elementary School in Palm Bay has 100% of its students in the Free or reduced Lunch Program. Now that is something to be proud about. It seems that Palm Bay kids are literally starving right before our very eyes. I find this to be unbelievable but apparently true.
Seems not only are they starving on school days but during non school days too, so they get meals to take home for the weekend thanks to The Children's Hunger Project, based in Brevard County .
From the looks of some of the Single mothers I saw on the TV news story with their 5 kids. Mom has been eating most of the food in the house. Now if they qualify for the free lunch they most likely are getting food stamps. Somebody needs some lessons in how to shop and how to plan meals. Also maybe how to keep their legs crossed or taught how to use birth control. Some of these Baby's Daddies should start supporting their children and the woman they impregnate. I seriously do not see that happening in this Country anytime soon

Nobody wants to see kids go hungry seriously, no one does. And its a damn shame Mom can afford her Newports and somehow afford tattoos and the scratch off tickets but she somehow cant feed her kids. Maybe you can get a cheaper phone and quit texting every freaking minute. Oh wait the government now provides the cell phones too. Why does the old saying come to mind "Don't breed em if you cant feed em." So everyone else in our society. No, let me rephrase that the people who still work in our society or the 48% of Americans that do pay income taxes must give up a portion of their income to feed someone Else's children before they even get to feed their own family. That's right, before we receive our hard earned paycheck the Government takes a great big chunk of our money then gives us what they (The government) think we should have. And right now our President and most of the Democrats in Washington want more and want us to pay our fair share and sacrifice. But wait that's my money I worked those hours. So that the government can give our hard earned money to people to buy food for their kids, pay for housing for these people and in alot of cases their electric bills too. Ain't America great. When are the people who get all that welfare money going to sacrifice. They have TVs cell phones apparently enough money for tattoos cigarettes Xboxes, PlayStation's and Nitindos. We have the richest fattest poor people on the face of the Earth you want to see real poverty? Try Haiti or just about any place on the African Continent. That's where people are starving not Palm Bay. We just have irresponsible people who pop out babies with the expectation that everybody else is going to take care of them. For everything, the birth the diapers the Dr. visits the clothes the school supplies the roof over their head the food in their kitchen everything. Including the presents under the tree at Christmas.
If charities want to provide all of these things that's great but we are forced to.
I know you will say the USA wastes tons of cash, We send it all over the world, money on wars, The space program, studies on the sex life of the snail darter, and if you work for Harris or Lockheed or some other government contractor you are taking Govt. welfare too. Except we earn it by producing something other then broods of illegitimate kids. The taxpayers are getting something for their buck.
Whatever the Government gets from us it is never enough. When you have no skin in the game meaning you are not having a portion of your check confiscated by the government you really do not care, you just want what you think you should be getting.Because after all you think you deserve it. It is not fair that someone else has a nice car or a boat or a nice house and you don't.
I haven't seen any kids in Palm Bay with a swollen belly and flies buzzing around their heads sitting next to their mother whose emaciated baby is sucking on a shriveled tit.



I see some chubby little kids running loose at Walmart while their single mom is talking on her

cell phone,breaking out the multiple WIC checks and lining up the juice, cereal, eggs, cheese and milk and maybe some baby formula then she pulls the big cart of groceries up that the food stamp card pays for. Then she waddles out. Meanwhile I have to buy the ground beef and hamburger helper and some how make that food in my cart stretch out until next payday. What the hell has happened to this country?
I know you think I sound mean and heartless but I am happy the kids with the irresponsible single mothers who attend Riviera Elementary in Palm Bay will have food to eat over the weekend thanks to The Children's Hunger Project, based in Brevard County. They should never have been hungry in the first place. When are people going to be responsible for themselves? That is what made us what we were. Our DNA is no different then the rest of the world we just had our freedom and liberty and took care of ourselves because that's what we did. Now look at us.

Help Wanted ! Guest Columnists

I have been so busy that I have not been able to post very many new articles here. I am soliciting guest columns. if you send it to my email and its good or funny or bad I will post it. You can include any photos to accompany the writing.
These will be posted once a week either with your name or whatever you want to call yourself. There are so many things going on in Palm Bay that I am sure you can come up with some great stuff. How about the new Fire Tax? Just no hit jobs on individuals unless you want to relate a personal experience. Let me have it folks email to Palmbaysucks@florida.usa.com

It's Hot Outside! What Is With The Hoodie?

Hey you, Young African American male. Do You realize it is almost 100 degrees outside?
There they are walking from Madalyn Landing to the Winn Dixie Shopping Center wearing that rut on the side of Malabar Rd. deeper. Maybe walking down San Filippo or just out for a nice stroll walking their pit bull down one of Palm Bay's beautiful Boulevards. Why are you wearing a hoodie? It is a hundred freaking degrees outside. Whats up with the hoodie my brother, are you trying to look all gangsta? I will bet you are sweating your black ass off.

Isn't the fact you gots yo pants down to yo knees and untied $175.00 shoes sending a clear signal? I just do not get it.
It is 98 degrees outside and you are wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Yup there you are at Micky D's ordering a Big Mac wearing your hoodie. Your in Walmart yapping away on the cell phone with the hood up. You are in Florida my brother. Look at the sign over there at the bank see the temperature 98'. Maybe you would not be so angry all the time if you took off the hoodie and cooled off.
You will feel so much better.
Hey you! Fat Gothic chick with the pierced face and black hair with the red streak. That's right you with the black lipstick and black nail polish. Its too damn hot for an overweight goth chick to walk around the shopping center wearing a
black Marilyn Manson Hoodie.

The sweat is causing the mascara to run down your face like a landslide sweetie. Take off the hoodie and don't worry about the cutting scars, people will be focused on that horse shoe in your bottom lip. The cannibal corpse T shirt isn't that small , don't worry some guys are into muffin girls. Have a diet coke and cool off.
Hey you! Wigger boys.
Yo Yo wearing your South Pole hoodie in the steamy FL heat makes you look like a bigger douche bag then you already are. You are sweating your white ass off and quite frankly you are starting to stink.
Heres a little advice we cant see those shitty tattoos with your baby or baby's mama's name on your neck when you have the hooded sweat shirt on.
So take off the hoodie and put that wife beater back on. Pop in the ear buds, crank up the Eminem,
fire up a Newport and chill out my Caucasian brother its like 98 degrees outside You will feel so much better and with out all that sweat in your eyes you may see in the mirror that you are white. So chill out and be comfortable.
Don't worry you can start wearing those hoodies again in 8 or 9 months..... Ahh just another day in the Bay.