CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elfers

Florida · 12,356 residents · 3.73 sq mi

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Elfers is a city of 12,356 people in Florida. The median age is 59.6, about 27 years above the US median. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Households here earn about 33% less than in Florida as a whole. The typical home is worth $45,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 59.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

12,356

−6%vs 2000

vs 13,161 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

59.6

+32%vs 2000

vs 45.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.3%(533)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94%(490)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(490)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.7%(460)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(410)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411%(1,365)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449%(1,117)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.4%(785)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(1,363)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7420.5%(2,531)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8418.8%(2,324)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(488)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,461

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,998 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,380

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,801 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,300

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$450

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $565 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.5%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

12.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(12,124)

Black0.9%(116)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(595)

Asian0.9%(118)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(12,240)

Black0.3%(43)

Hispanic / Latino1%(120)

Asian0.3%(40)

Other0.3%(33)

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 Rican5.7%(850)

Mexican4.3%(648)

South American1.9%(278)

Cuban1.8%(270)

Colombian1.6%(234)

Dominican0.6%(97)

Central American0.5%(78)

Spaniard0.3%(47)

Guatemalan0.3%(43)

Costa Rican0.2%(31)

Chilean0.2%(31)

Venezuelan0.1%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(104)

Filipino0.4%(60)

Thai0.1%(14)

Chinese0.1%(8)

Korean0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.9%(128)

Ancestry

American17.9%(2,683)

German10.3%(1,543)

Irish8.2%(1,236)

English7.8%(1,168)

Italian7.2%(1,085)

Polish4.1%(617)

French1.7%(257)

Greek1.6%(238)

Portuguese1.5%(219)

Subsaharan African1.2%(176)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(170)

Dutch0.9%(133)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.7%(101)

French Canadian0.5%(79)

Swedish0.5%(75)

Hungarian0.4%(66)

West Indian0.4%(62)

Welsh0.4%(54)

Norwegian0.3%(47)

Jamaican0.3%(42)

British0.2%(34)

Finnish0.2%(34)

Danish0.2%(29)

Russian0.2%(29)

Slovak0.2%(29)

Czech0.2%(28)

Canadian0.2%(26)

Croatian0.2%(23)

Arab0.1%(20)

Ukrainian0.1%(20)

Israeli0.1%(15)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Egyptian0.1%(14)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(10)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Haitian0.1%(9)

Belgian0.1%(8)

Macedonian0.1%(8)

Swiss0%(7)

Lebanese0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.3%

−12.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 21.4 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 married33.8%(1,875)

Married47%(2,611)

Widowed2.9%(159)

Divorced16.4%(909)

Women 15+

Never married32.5%(2,179)

Married38.7%(2,601)

Widowed10.3%(690)

Divorced18.5%(1,243)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.4%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 24.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% 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)21.4%(237)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.1%(311)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.5%(283)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,108 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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