0.73% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.28% of the population. There were 7,864 households, out of which 31.0% had children living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.93. Per the 2000 Census, the population was distributed as follows: 23.8% under the age of 18 6.0% from 18 to 24 28.6% from 25 to 44 25.2% from 45 to 64 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. In 2010, the city had the lowest percentage of people living in poverty of any municipality measured in the county, 5%, compared to an average of 10% countywide. Museums and other points of interest H. S. Williams House Rockledge Drive Residential District Marion S. Whaley Citrus Packing House Persimmon Mound Barton Avenue Residential District Valencia Subdivision Residential District Parks and recreation Rockledge has the following parks: Anderson Stormwater Park Barton Park [under construction] Columbia Park Dick Blake Park Cruickshank Sanctuary Golfview Park Holland Park McClarty Park Memorial Walk at Levitt Park Morris Park Raider Park River Groves Dock Riverwalk - A Family Park Rockledge Park Silver Pines Park Taylor Park Valencia Dock Government The City of Rockledge functions under a Council-Manager government. The Mayor and City Council members are elected to three-year terms. There are six City Council members whose terms are staggered to allow election of two council seats each year. The city holds municipal elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November each year. While the Mayor and the City Council act as the legislative body of the City of Rockledge, the actual operation of the city and its functions lies with the city manager and his departmental support staff consisting of assistant city manager/finance director, city clerk/public relations officer, building official, fire chief, chief of police, director of public works and director of wastewater treatment and water reclamation. The chairman of the City Council appoints members of the