CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Beacon Square

Florida · 6,265 residents · 2.02 sq mi

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Beacon Square is a city of 6,265 people in Florida. The median age is 67.2, about 34 years above the US median. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $46,400. Households here earn about 30% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 67.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,265

−14%vs 2000

vs 7,263 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

67.2

+32%vs 2000

vs 51.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.02 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.2%(202)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.8%(175)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.4%(152)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.4%(148)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.2%(136)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.1%(507)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.4%(401)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(390)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(723)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7424.2%(1,518)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8423.3%(1,459)

US avg: 4%

85 and over7.2%(454)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,127

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,528 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,708

−25%vs 2000

vs $16,913 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,400

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$463

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $593 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.6%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

10.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(6,745)

Black0.8%(59)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(279)

Asian0.8%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(6,117)

Black1%(60)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(70)

Asian0.9%(54)

Other0.5%(34)

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 Rican4.2%(332)

Cuban3.6%(288)

Mexican2.9%(229)

South American0.4%(29)

Dominican0.3%(20)

Central American0.3%(20)

Costa Rican0.3%(20)

Ecuadorian0.2%(17)

Spaniard0.2%(13)

Peruvian0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Japanese0.5%(37)

Asian Indian0.3%(25)

Chinese0.2%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

American20.9%(1,652)

English10.6%(840)

German9.9%(782)

Irish7.1%(564)

Italian6.2%(486)

Scottish3.4%(270)

Polish2.9%(232)

French2.5%(199)

Russian2.3%(185)

Greek1.6%(129)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(101)

French Canadian1.1%(90)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.8%(61)

Ukrainian0.7%(57)

West Indian0.6%(45)

Dutch0.5%(36)

Canadian0.4%(32)

Norwegian0.4%(30)

Jamaican0.4%(29)

Hungarian0.3%(27)

British0.3%(24)

Arab0.3%(20)

Lebanese0.3%(20)

Swedish0.3%(20)

Haitian0.2%(16)

Danish0.2%(15)

Portuguese0.2%(15)

Czech0.2%(12)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Armenian0.1%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.2%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 21.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.6%(1,188)

Married45.1%(1,391)

Widowed4.7%(144)

Divorced11.6%(358)

Women 15+

Never married32.4%(1,211)

Married36.9%(1,380)

Widowed10.8%(404)

Divorced19.9%(745)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

+15.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.5%

−12.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.4%

+13.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

−16.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% 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)19.6%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.5%(193)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(144)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 576 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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