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Fountainebleau

Florida · 55,665 residents · 3.96 sq mi
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With 55,665 people, Fountainebleau is a city in Florida. 73% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 44% of the housing stock. Density works out to 14,067 people per square mile. At a median age of 42.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $2,094 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
55,665
−7%since 2000
from 59,549 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
14,067 / sq mi
−8%since 2009
from 15,367 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.7
+22%since 2000
from 34.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3.96 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
52K54K57K59K62K2000201020202024Fountainebleau
202456K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54%(2,216)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94%(2,224)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.3%(2,381)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(3,067)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(3,394)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.1%(7,859)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.6%(8,148)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.1%(8,412)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.7%(7,625)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749%(5,036)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.2%(3,449)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.3%(1,854)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,908
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,509 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,261
+112%since 2000
from $14,716 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.6%
+25.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 14.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.409
+3%since 2010
from 0.399 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance11.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical11.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade4.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$320,200
+106%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,094
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $791 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
43.9%
−7.5 ptssince 2000
from 51.4% in 2000
56.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.64 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
35.4%
−17.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
62.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 62.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
−1%since 2009
from 5.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic9.4%(5,618)
Black1%(611)
Hispanic / Latino87.2%(51,948)
Asian1.7%(1,017)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic4.8%(2,667)
Black1.1%(616)
Hispanic / Latino90.5%(50,383)
Asian2.6%(1,435)
Other1%(564)
Diversity Score
22
+14%since 2009
from 19 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban41.8%(23,254)
South American28.4%(15,812)
Venezuelan15.3%(8,533)
Central American12.7%(7,091)
Colombian8.2%(4,552)
Nicaraguan8%(4,431)
Dominican2.8%(1,551)
Honduran2.7%(1,508)
Puerto Rican1.9%(1,074)
Peruvian1.7%(936)
Argentine1.2%(661)
Mexican1.1%(606)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian1%(531)
Salvadoran0.8%(464)
Chilean0.7%(370)
Guatemalan0.5%(302)
Panamanian0.4%(243)
Uruguayan0.3%(167)
Spaniard0.3%(161)
Costa Rican0.3%(143)
Paraguayan0.1%(32)
Bolivian0.1%(30)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.7%(955)
Chinese0.4%(212)
Pakistani0.2%(98)
Indonesian0.1%(52)
Bangladeshi0.1%(52)
Japanese0.1%(30)
Filipino0%(25)
Taiwanese0%(22)
Ancestry
American2.2%(1,215)
Italian1.6%(890)
West Indian0.7%(390)
German0.6%(330)
Irish0.5%(303)
Jamaican0.5%(297)
Arab0.4%(216)
English0.3%(182)
French0.3%(160)
Brazilian0.2%(117)
Greek0.2%(86)
+ 28 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.1%(78)
Portuguese0.1%(69)
British0.1%(60)
Serbian0.1%(58)
Scottish0.1%(56)
Polish0.1%(54)
Danish0.1%(49)
Russian0.1%(37)
Turkish0.1%(34)
Iranian0.1%(32)
Syrian0.1%(30)
Croatian0.1%(29)
Haitian0.1%(29)
Lebanese0.1%(28)
Jordanian0%(24)
Austrian0%(24)
Hungarian0%(24)
Swiss0%(24)
Swedish0%(16)
Bulgarian0%(15)
Egyptian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.6%
+13.2 ptssince 2000
from 22.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
81.9%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 70.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.9 min
+54%since 2000
from 18.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.6%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 81.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.8%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.0%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.5%
−8.0 ptssince 2011
from 10.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2011
from 65.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 76.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
6.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.8%
+4.8 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
Female
52.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 53.7% in 2009
Foreign born
73.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 74.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
0.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 7.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.2%
−24.4 ptssince 2013
from 36.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.8%
+16.2 ptssince 2017
from 77.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.9%
+5.7 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
7.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2016
from 5.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
88.7%
−2.9 ptssince 2016
from 91.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37%(8,539)
Married49.6%(11,436)
Widowed3.5%(805)
Divorced9.9%(2,273)
Women 15+
Never married29.5%(7,616)
Married42.6%(10,994)
Widowed9.3%(2,407)
Divorced18.5%(4,774)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.2%
−24.4 ptssince 2013
from 36.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
31.3%
−5.5 ptssince 2020
from 36.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
29.2%
+7.7 ptssince 2020
from 21.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 20.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 57.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 30.4% 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)41.5%(158)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.5%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 381 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fountainebleau, Florida?

Fountainebleau, Florida has about 55,665 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fountainebleau, Florida?

The typical household in Fountainebleau, Florida earns about $64,908 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fountainebleau, Florida expensive?

In Fountainebleau, Florida, the median home is worth about $320,200, and the typical rent is about $2,094 a month.

How educated are people in Fountainebleau, Florida?

About 35.6% of adults age 25 and over in Fountainebleau, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fountainebleau, Florida?

About 12.7% of people in Fountainebleau, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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