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Viera West, Florida.

A community in Brevard County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Brevard County’s.

Living in Viera West, Brevard County, Florida

Viera West, in Brevard County, had 16,688 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $109,170 a year and half less, against $78,476 across Brevard County; 3% of its people live below the poverty line. 81% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 19% are rented. Unemployment in Brevard County was 4.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.6% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.

People 16,688 in the 2020 census; median age 45.3
Household income $109,170 the median, give or take $12,895 · Brevard County: $78,476
Unemployment 4.8% Brevard County, August 2026; 4.5% a year before
Homes 81% lived in by their owners; 19% rented
  • 7,285households
  • 55%of adults have a degree
  • 3%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 19%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Manufacturing20%
  • Professional and business services15%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment7%
  • Banks, insurance and property6%
  • Government6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Brevard County had 243,568 jobs in 2025, 0.6% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 72° and 50°; warmest in July, 91° and 73° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 72° 50° F M A M J J 91° 73° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 72° and 50°; warmest in July, 91° and 73° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 72° 50° F M A M J J 91° 73° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 72° and lows near 50°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 73°. About 55 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Melbourne Weather Office weather station, 10 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Viera West

  1. Brevard SchoolsSchool district8,976FTE
  2. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores200
  3. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores156
  4. Trader Joe's 0848 MelbourneGrocery store70
  5. Sonata East at VieraAssisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities63
  6. Kohl's55
  7. TPS Group HoldingsGift novelty and souvenir retail store46
  8. BelkDepartment stores except discount department stores45

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 10 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 717 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesVery high
  2. LightningVery high
  3. Inland floodingRelatively high
  4. WildfireRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate
  6. TornadoesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Viera West’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Brevard County.