CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Meade

Florida · 4,976 residents · 8.18 sq mi

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Fort Meade is home to 4,976 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,000. 21.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Florida median by roughly 17%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

4,976

−13%vs 2000

vs 5,691 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.18 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(415)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(388)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(387)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(363)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(362)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(655)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.3%(515)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(597)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(464)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(443)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(317)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(70)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,837

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,984 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,559

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,499 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.8%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,000

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $440 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

28.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.4%(3,440)

Black21.5%(1,224)

Hispanic / Latino17.2%(977)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.2%(3,493)

Black24%(1,195)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(494)

Asian0%(0)

Other5.8%(288)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican24.7%(1,289)

Puerto Rican5%(263)

Spaniard1.4%(73)

South American0.6%(33)

Colombian0.6%(33)

Central American0.6%(29)

Nicaraguan0.5%(25)

Cuban0.3%(17)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Salvadoran0%(2)

Ancestry

English11.8%(616)

American8%(417)

German7.1%(373)

Irish3.6%(189)

Italian1.6%(86)

Subsaharan African1.1%(56)

French Canadian0.5%(28)

French0.5%(26)

Austrian0.5%(25)

Dutch0.5%(25)

West Indian0.5%(24)

Jamaican0.5%(24)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.4%(22)

Swedish0.3%(18)

Danish0.3%(16)

Polish0.3%(15)

Welsh0.3%(14)

Finnish0.2%(12)

Slovak0.2%(12)

Norwegian0.2%(8)

Greek0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.0%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 20.6 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 married31.9%(662)

Married51.5%(1,070)

Widowed10.2%(211)

Divorced6.5%(134)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(599)

Married44.8%(992)

Widowed16.5%(366)

Divorced11.5%(255)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% 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)18.7%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.5%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 252 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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