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Greenacres

Florida · 44,736 residents (2025 est.) · 6.05 sq mi
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Greenacres is a city of 44,373 people in Florida. The foreign-born share is 43%. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 16,804 people. Density works out to 7,334 people per square mile. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $291,000, having more than tripled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
44,373
+61%since 2000
from 27,569 in 2000
44,736 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
2000 – 2025
Population density
7,334 / sq mi
+36%since 2009
from 5,391 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
−1%since 2000
from 39.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6.05 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
26K31K36K41K46K2000201020202024Greenacres
202444K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(2,723)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(2,946)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(2,947)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.6%(2,481)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(2,408)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.6%(6,013)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(6,142)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(5,463)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(5,421)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.3%(4,145)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.6%(2,935)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(749)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,491
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,941 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,145
+82%since 2000
from $19,298 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.4%
+21.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.8%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.480
+18%since 2010
from 0.408 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$291,000
+121%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,756
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $739 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.5%
−4.3 ptssince 2000
from 70.9% in 2000
33.5% rent
Vacancy rate
12.8%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 17.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
+12%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
57.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 59.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.1 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
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic69.2%(19,066)
Black6.1%(1,673)
Hispanic / Latino21.2%(5,858)
Asian1.8%(503)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic21.7%(9,644)
Black27.8%(12,339)
Hispanic / Latino44.8%(19,866)
Asian2.7%(1,208)
Other3%(1,316)
Diversity Score
84
+7%since 2009
from 79 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
South American12.6%(5,586)
Mexican8.2%(3,649)
Cuban7.5%(3,335)
Central American6.2%(2,755)
Puerto Rican6.2%(2,741)
Colombian6.1%(2,688)
Peruvian2.5%(1,096)
Guatemalan2.1%(931)
Venezuelan2%(902)
Honduran1.7%(748)
Dominican1.2%(516)
Salvadoran1.1%(507)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian1.1%(487)
Nicaraguan0.8%(361)
Uruguayan0.5%(209)
Costa Rican0.5%(208)
Chilean0.2%(107)
Argentine0.2%(82)
Spaniard0.1%(56)
Bolivian0%(15)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(527)
Bangladeshi0.7%(292)
Filipino0.3%(117)
Nepalese0.2%(97)
Chinese0.2%(82)
Korean0.1%(50)
Vietnamese0.1%(26)
Thai0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
West Indian16.4%(7,279)
Haitian12.3%(5,462)
American8.8%(3,897)
Italian4%(1,755)
Irish3.6%(1,584)
German3.3%(1,479)
Jamaican3.1%(1,390)
English2.5%(1,088)
Polish1.9%(841)
Russian0.9%(405)
Arab0.6%(259)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.6%(245)
French0.5%(223)
Portuguese0.4%(188)
Hungarian0.4%(179)
Swedish0.4%(179)
Dutch0.4%(162)
Canadian0.3%(153)
Lithuanian0.3%(144)
Brazilian0.3%(134)
Lebanese0.3%(114)
Greek0.2%(90)
Jordanian0.2%(88)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(88)
Welsh0.2%(74)
Ghanaian0.1%(66)
British0.1%(64)
Norwegian0.1%(61)
Armenian0.1%(49)
Austrian0.1%(47)
Turkish0.1%(47)
Danish0.1%(40)
Israeli0.1%(37)
Ukrainian0.1%(32)
Moroccan0.1%(30)
Belgian0.1%(30)
Romanian0.1%(26)
Ethiopian0.1%(26)
Finnish0%(22)
Syrian0%(16)
Barbadian0%(14)
Czech0%(8)
Slovak0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.1%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.3%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.9 min
+66%since 2000
from 18.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 76.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.6%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 67.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.0% in 2009
Foreign born
43.3%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2012
from 9.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
19.5%
−12.9 ptssince 2013
from 32.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+11.9 ptssince 2017
from 80.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 93.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
41.9%
−8.8 ptssince 2016
from 50.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
39.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2016
from 36.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.1%(6,343)
Married49.4%(8,667)
Widowed3.5%(618)
Divorced11%(1,928)
Women 15+
Never married30.9%(5,617)
Married42.8%(7,786)
Widowed9.5%(1,728)
Divorced16.9%(3,070)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
19.5%
−12.9 ptssince 2013
from 32.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
38.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 38.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 22.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
50.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 50.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 35.1% 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)19.4%(229)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(224)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.8%(481)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(10)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,180 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 Greenacres, Florida?

Greenacres, Florida has about 44,373 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Greenacres, Florida?

The typical household in Greenacres, Florida earns about $70,491 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Greenacres, Florida expensive?

In Greenacres, Florida, the median home is worth about $291,000, and the typical rent is about $1,756 a month.

How educated are people in Greenacres, Florida?

About 26.1% of adults age 25 and over in Greenacres, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Greenacres, Florida?

About 14.8% of people in Greenacres, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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