CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Leisure City

Florida · 19,379 residents · 3.26 sq mi

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Leisure City is home to 19,379 people in Florida. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $56,900. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. There are 2,773 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

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

19,379

−13%vs 2000

vs 22,152 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.5

+10%vs 2000

vs 26.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(1,485)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,621)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(1,788)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(1,669)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(1,602)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(3,182)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(2,437)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(2,055)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(1,520)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(1,299)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(604)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(117)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,427

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,091 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,368

−6%vs 2000

vs $9,966 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,900

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$465

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $539 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

+11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.8% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic15.1%(3,356)

Black17%(3,769)

Hispanic / Latino65.3%(14,465)

Asian0.8%(186)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.3%(14,794)

Black10.6%(2,057)

Hispanic / Latino48.2%(9,346)

Asian1.5%(281)

Other11.6%(2,247)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban31.2%(8,675)

Mexican20.2%(5,622)

Central American12.3%(3,430)

Salvadoran7.1%(1,977)

South American5.9%(1,644)

Puerto Rican4.6%(1,291)

Dominican4.2%(1,161)

Venezuelan2.6%(710)

Colombian2.1%(587)

Nicaraguan2.1%(574)

Honduran1.4%(376)

Guatemalan1.3%(372)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.6%(168)

Costa Rican0.4%(108)

Chilean0.3%(92)

Peruvian0.3%(70)

Spaniard0.1%(32)

Panamanian0.1%(23)

Argentine0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(50)

Filipino0.1%(25)

Chinese0.1%(15)

Japanese0%(13)

Taiwanese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

West Indian5.4%(1,507)

American4.8%(1,327)

Haitian4%(1,103)

Irish1%(265)

English0.9%(240)

Italian0.8%(228)

Jamaican0.6%(175)

German0.6%(165)

Polish0.4%(104)

Guyanese0.1%(33)

Subsaharan African0.1%(31)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Barbadian0.1%(23)

Arab0.1%(15)

Danish0%(13)

Brazilian0%(11)

Scottish0%(10)

Portuguese0%(6)

Lebanese0%(3)

Israeli0%(3)

British0%(1)

Turkish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.6%

+10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 22.9 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 married50.5%(5,123)

Married39.2%(3,973)

Widowed1.3%(130)

Divorced9%(918)

Women 15+

Never married48.2%(5,252)

Married34.3%(3,743)

Widowed7.9%(863)

Divorced9.6%(1,046)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.6%

−15.0 ptssince 2013

from 35.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

23.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.2%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

32.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.3%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% 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)32.2%(89)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.7%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(85)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 276 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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