CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Immokalee

Florida · 14,120 residents · 22.7 sq mi

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Immokalee is home to 14,120 people in Florida. 46.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 39% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 24.5, younger than the US median of 33.0. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 45% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% 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

14,120

−29%vs 2000

vs 19,763 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

24.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 24.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.5%(1,621)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.9%(1,545)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(1,413)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(1,371)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(1,234)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(2,522)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,981)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(1,063)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.3%(750)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.9%(415)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(196)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,170

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,315 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,561

−35%vs 2000

vs $8,576 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

46.5%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,200

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $406 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

39.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.8% in 2000

61.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic6.3%(1,254)

Black17.7%(3,491)

Hispanic / Latino71%(14,027)

Asian0.2%(35)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.2%(7,518)

Black23.9%(3,381)

Hispanic / Latino65.1%(9,199)

Asian0%(6)

Other22.8%(3,215)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican55.3%(14,578)

Central American14.4%(3,784)

Guatemalan13.6%(3,589)

Cuban1.1%(286)

Puerto Rican1%(266)

South American0.7%(189)

Honduran0.6%(146)

Dominican0.4%(97)

Uruguayan0.2%(57)

Peruvian0.2%(56)

Nicaraguan0.2%(49)

Spaniard0.2%(46)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.1%(36)

Chilean0.1%(29)

Paraguayan0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(19)

Ancestry

West Indian13.4%(3,532)

Haitian13.4%(3,523)

Irish1.1%(282)

Subsaharan African1%(265)

American0.9%(235)

English0.9%(234)

German0.6%(155)

Scottish0.1%(27)

Italian0.1%(22)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Dutch0.1%(18)

Jamaican0.1%(18)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

French0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Arab0%(11)

Syrian0%(11)

French Canadian0%(8)

Polish0%(8)

British0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Haitian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.2%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

26.6%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

−16%vs 2000

vs 28.9 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 married53%(5,567)

Married38.2%(4,012)

Widowed1.2%(130)

Divorced7.5%(789)

Women 15+

Never married45.7%(4,097)

Married38.9%(3,486)

Widowed4.6%(411)

Divorced10.9%(978)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

32.7%

−16.9 ptssince 2013

from 49.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

22.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

33.3%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% 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)52.6%(50)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.3%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.5%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 95 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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