| Population, total and by age |
Florida vs. other States
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 Total population (2000) |
15,982,378 |
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| Projected population (2030) |
28,685,769 |
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| Population density (people per square mile) (2000) |
296.373 |
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| Pct. population under 18 years old (2000) |
22.7% |
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| Pct. population 65 years old and over (2000) |
17.6% |
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| Housing unit estimates (2005) |
8,256,847 |
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| Population estimates (2005) |
17,789,864 |
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| Population by race/ethnicity (2000 def.) |
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| Pct. non-Hispanic White alone population (2000) |
65.4% |
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| Pct. non-Hispanic Black/African American alone population (2000) |
14% |
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| Pct. non-Hisp. Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone pop. (2000) |
1.7% |
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| Pct. non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native alone population (2000) |
0.3% |
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| Pct. non-Hispanic other race alone population (2000) |
0.2% |
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| Pct. non-Hispanic multiracial population (2000) |
1.6% |
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| Pct. Hispanic/Latino population (2000) |
16.8% |
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| Household size and type |
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| Total households (2000) |
6,341,121 |
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| Average household size (2000) |
2.5 |
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| Pct. married-couple hhlds. with own children under 18 years old (2000) |
19.9% |
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| Pct. single-parent-headed hhlds. with own children under 18 years (2000) |
8.8% |
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| Pct. family households without own children under 18 years old (2000) |
38.2% |
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| Pct. nonfamily households (2000) |
33.2% |
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| Education |
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| Pct. persons 25+ yrs. old with no high school diploma or GED (2000) |
20.1% |
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| Pct. pers. 25+ yrs. old with a bachelors or graduate/prof. degree (2000) |
22.3% |
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| Income/employment of residents |
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| Median household income last yr ($) (2000) |
$38,819 |
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| Average household income last yr ($) (2000) |
$53,504 |
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| Poverty rate (2000) |
12.5% |
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| Pct. pop. 16 years old and over who are employed (2000) |
55.4% |
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| Unemployment rate (2000) |
5.6% |
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| Income/credits for tax filers |
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| Pct. of low-income returns that receive EITC (2002) |
31.7% |
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| Average dollar amount received from EITC (2002) |
$1,779 |
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| Average Adjusted Gross Income (2002) |
$44,433 |
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| Economy |
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| Estimated employment (2003) |
6,549,488 |
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| Estimated employment per 1,000 population (2003) |
410 |
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| Total number of establishments (2003) |
460,746 |
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| Number of establishments per 1,000 population (2003) |
29 |
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| Housing |
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| Median year structure built (2000) |
1980 |
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| Pct. housing units in single-family detached homes (2000) |
52.3% |
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| Total housing units (2000) |
7,302,947 |
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| Vacancy rate (2000) |
13.2% |
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| Homeownership rate (2000) |
70.1% |
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| Housing costs |
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| Median gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($) (2000) |
$641 |
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| Average gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($) (2000) |
$679 |
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| Median value for specified owner-occupied housing units ($) (2000) |
$105,500 |
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| Average value of specified owner-occupied housing units ($) (2000) |
$141,659 |
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| Housing hardship |
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| Pct. hhlds. with inc. 0-80% of area median with hsg. cost burden (2000) |
56.3% |
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| Pct. hhld. w/inc. 0-80% of area median w/severe hsg. cost burden (2000) |
29.3% |
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| Pct. housing units that are overcrowded (2000) |
6.5% |
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| Mortgage lending |
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| Mortgage loans for all purposes for multifamily units (2005) |
1,807 |
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| Home purchase loans for 1 to 4 fam. units per 1,000 housing units (2005) |
123 |
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| Median loan amount for home purchase of 1 to 4 family units (2005) |
$158,000 |
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| Avg. dollar amt. of loans for home purchase of 1 to 4 fam. units (2005) |
$190,780 |
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| Pct. of conventional mortgage loans by subprime lenders (2004) |
22.8% |
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| Pct. of conv. refinancing mortgage loans by subprime lenders (2004) |
30.2% |
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| Borrower characteristics |
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| Med. borrower inc. for own.-occ. purch., 1 to 4 fam. incl. manuf. (2005) |
$70,000 |
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| Pct. of owner-occ. home purchase loans to low-income borrowers (2005) |
13.2% |
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