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Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida · 3,659 residents · 2.41 sq mi
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Florida Gulf Coast University is a city of 3,659 people in Florida. This skews young, with a median age of 19.7. Owners hold 1% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 44% were in the same home a year ago. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 33% national rate. Growth has run 45% since 2021, or 1,129 more people.

At a glance
Younger
median age 19.7
US median: 38.8
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Renter-heavy
1% owner-occupied
US average: 63%
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,659
+45%vs 2021
vs 2,530 in 2021
2020 – 2024
Median age
19.7
−1%vs 2021
vs 19.9 in 2021
US average: 38.8
Land area
2.41 sq mi
Population, 2020 – 2024
2K3K4K4K5K20202024Florida Gulf Coast University
20245K
20202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 50.4%(16)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 90.2%(8)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 140%(1)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 1959.3%(2,170)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2435.6%(1,304)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 341.4%(52)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 440.7%(25)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 540.7%(24)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 641%(36)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 740.5%(18)
US avg: 10%
75 to 840.1%(3)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over0.1%(2)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Per capita income
$12,074
+207%vs 2021
vs $3,928 in 2021
US average: $35,364
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information19%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services3.8%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration1.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade0.6%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance0.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical0.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
Wholesale trade0%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing0%
US avg: 2.5%
Education & health services0%
US avg: 0.8%
Arts, entertainment, food0%
US avg: 2%
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Section 03

Housing

Owner-occupied
1.4%
98.6% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2021
White, non-Hispanic66.8%(1,691)
Black12.2%(309)
Hispanic / Latino17.6%(445)
Asian1%(26)
Other2.3%(59)
2020
White, non-Hispanic71.9%(2,631)
Black6.6%(243)
Hispanic / Latino15.4%(563)
Asian1.4%(51)
Other2%(73)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.3%(109)
Cuban3.7%(93)
Honduran1.8%(45)
Colombian1%(24)
Spaniard0.9%(22)
Dominican0.8%(21)
Peruvian0.5%(13)
Argentine0.5%(12)
Venezuelan0.4%(10)
Mexican0.4%(9)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.2%(4)
Nicaraguan0.1%(3)
Asian origin
Filipino0.2%(5)
Chinese0%(1)
Ancestry
American17.4%(435)
Italian12.9%(324)
Irish11.3%(283)
German11.2%(280)
West Indian4.9%(123)
Polish3.7%(94)
Jamaican3.4%(85)
English2.4%(60)
Scottish1.6%(39)
Ukrainian1.4%(36)
Dutch1.2%(29)
+ 24 more ancestry groups with data
French1%(25)
Finnish1%(24)
Welsh0.9%(23)
Greek0.9%(22)
Arab0.8%(21)
Canadian0.8%(20)
Norwegian0.8%(20)
Slovak0.8%(19)
Haitian0.8%(19)
Guyanese0.7%(17)
Swedish0.6%(16)
Hungarian0.5%(13)
Portuguese0.5%(13)
Romanian0.5%(13)
Russian0.5%(13)
British0.5%(12)
Turkish0.4%(9)
Danish0.3%(8)
Lithuanian0.3%(8)
Swiss0.2%(5)
Australian0.2%(4)
Austrian0.2%(4)
Bulgarian0.2%(4)
Slovene0.1%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
8.3%
Unchangedvs 2021
vs 8.3% in 2021
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
100.0%
Unchangedvs 2021
vs 100.0% in 2021
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
0.0%
Unchangedvs 2021
vs 0.0% in 2021
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.0 min
+2%vs 2021
vs 15.7 min in 2021
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
63.3%
+0.1 ptsvs 2021
vs 63.2% in 2021
US average: 75.1%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
11.0%
−1.1 ptsvs 2021
vs 12.1% in 2021
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
45.4%
−0.5 ptsvs 2021
vs 45.8% in 2021
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
56.8%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
19.3%
+0.9 ptsvs 2021
vs 18.3% in 2021
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.1%
−0.4 ptsvs 2021
vs 47.4% in 2021
Female
52.9%
+0.4 ptsvs 2021
vs 52.6% in 2021
Foreign born
3.7%
+0.3 ptsvs 2021
vs 3.3% in 2021
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
8.8%
+0.7 ptsvs 2021
vs 8.1% in 2021
US average: 8.8%
Same house as last year
43.5%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married98.9%(1,978)
Married1.1%(23)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced0%(0)
Women 15+
Never married98.4%(2,791)
Married1.6%(44)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced0%(0)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.8%
+0.7 ptsvs 2021
vs 8.1% in 2021
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
58.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
33.8%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
0.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
6.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
0.6%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
87.9%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
7.0%
US average: 35.2%

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

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