Cape Canaveral is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 9,987 people and six associated neighborhoods, Cape Canaveral is the 211th largest community in Florida.

Of important note, Cape Canaveral is also a city of artists. Cape Canaveral has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cape Canaveral’s character.

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

A relatively large number of people in Cape Canaveral telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Cape Canaveral is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Cape Canaveral does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Cape Canaveral citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.52% of adults in Cape Canaveral have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cape Canaveral in 2022 was $50,214, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,856 for a family of four. However, Cape Canaveral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cape Canaveral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cape Canaveral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cape Canaveral include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Cape Canaveral is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.