Palm Bay is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 129,234 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Palm Bay is the 16th largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Palm Bay has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Palm Bay is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The population of Palm Bay overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Palm Bay, 22.02% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Palm Bay in 2018 was $31,589, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,356 for a family of four. However, Palm Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Palm Bay is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palm Bay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palm Bay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Palm Bay also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palm Bay include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Jamaican.

The most common language spoken in Palm Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.