CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dade City

Florida · 5,633 residents · 6.94 sq mi

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Dade City is a city of 5,633 people in Florida. 27.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Florida median by roughly 33%. The typical home is worth $44,500. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $18,298 at the median, 39% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

5,633

−9%vs 2000

vs 6,188 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.94 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(442)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(504)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(470)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(434)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(346)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(828)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(641)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(543)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(449)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(482)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(307)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(187)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,298

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,115 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,057

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,675 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.0%

+11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$359

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $520 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

42.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.4%(3,616)

Black23.9%(1,482)

Hispanic / Latino15.8%(975)

Asian0.6%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.1%(3,725)

Black30.9%(1,740)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(420)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other2.8%(160)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.9%(725)

Puerto Rican4.4%(360)

Central American2%(159)

Guatemalan2%(159)

Cuban1.3%(110)

South American1%(83)

Spaniard0.7%(57)

Venezuelan0.5%(44)

Ecuadorian0.5%(39)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(60)

Japanese0.2%(13)

Ancestry

German15.5%(1,264)

American11.1%(907)

English9.3%(760)

Irish8.3%(676)

Welsh6.1%(498)

Italian3.1%(254)

French2.5%(207)

British2.3%(186)

West Indian1.5%(121)

French Canadian1.5%(120)

Czech1.4%(111)

Polish1.3%(108)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese1%(79)

Haitian0.9%(77)

Scottish0.6%(52)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(48)

Lithuanian0.5%(38)

Finnish0.5%(37)

Russian0.4%(35)

Jamaican0.4%(30)

Swiss0.4%(29)

Dutch0.3%(24)

Norwegian0.3%(22)

Ukrainian0.2%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.1%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married38.2%(1,252)

Married46.9%(1,535)

Widowed5.8%(189)

Divorced9.2%(300)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(890)

Married43.7%(1,504)

Widowed11.8%(405)

Divorced18.6%(640)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−12.7 ptssince 2013

from 23.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.7%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% 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)11.9%(84)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(95)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.8%(308)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.4%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 704 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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