CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Bayonet Point

Florida · 23,577 residents · 5.68 sq mi

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Bayonet Point is home to 23,577 people in Florida. At a median age of 59.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Median home value sits at $60,700. Households here earn about 26% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 59.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,577

+2%vs 2009

vs 23,156 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

59.0

+20%vs 2009

vs 49.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

5.68 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54%(953)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 94.5%(1,068)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.2%(984)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 193.7%(861)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.2%(750)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.3%(1,965)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 449.7%(2,289)

US avg: 16%

45 to 548.6%(2,035)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410%(2,353)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7416.8%(3,956)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 8420%(4,722)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over7%(1,641)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,920

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $32,782 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,904

−10%vs 2009

vs $18,829 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 11.5% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,700

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $125,600 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$573

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $863 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.7%

+7.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 77.7% in 2009

15.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(20,481)

Black0.9%(204)

Hispanic / Latino7.6%(1,759)

Asian2.9%(662)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(22,203)

Black0.6%(142)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(826)

Asian0.6%(138)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican9.3%(2,213)

South American4%(957)

Cuban3.5%(832)

Colombian2.5%(595)

Mexican1.3%(315)

Uruguayan1.2%(276)

Dominican0.5%(117)

Spaniard0.4%(89)

Peruvian0.3%(71)

Central American0.1%(28)

Honduran0.1%(27)

Venezuelan0.1%(15)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Nicaraguan0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(56)

Chinese0.1%(31)

Filipino0%(5)

Ancestry

American22%(5,240)

German13.5%(3,218)

Irish10.2%(2,437)

Italian9.3%(2,208)

English7.8%(1,861)

Polish4.2%(998)

Scottish1.8%(433)

Greek1.6%(385)

French1.3%(299)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(252)

Swedish1%(245)

Dutch0.9%(204)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.8%(198)

French Canadian0.8%(192)

Subsaharan African0.5%(124)

West Indian0.5%(122)

Norwegian0.4%(101)

Ghanaian0.4%(92)

British0.4%(87)

Czech0.3%(81)

Iranian0.3%(81)

Lithuanian0.3%(76)

Haitian0.3%(75)

Arab0.3%(71)

Ukrainian0.3%(61)

Russian0.2%(55)

Finnish0.2%(54)

Canadian0.2%(47)

Lebanese0.2%(43)

Belgian0.1%(27)

Portuguese0.1%(26)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(21)

Romanian0.1%(20)

Nigerian0.1%(18)

Welsh0.1%(18)

Syrian0.1%(16)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Cape Verdean0.1%(14)

Macedonian0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Bulgarian0%(10)

Croatian0%(9)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 10.6% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

75.5%

−8.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 83.7% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 2.8% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married15.9%(1,443)

Married66.6%(6,036)

Widowed9.4%(850)

Divorced8.1%(730)

Women 15+

Never married10.5%(1,203)

Married54%(6,198)

Widowed26.4%(3,028)

Divorced9.2%(1,055)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.7%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.4%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)9.4%(232)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(245)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(929)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(150)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(96)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,472 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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