CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Lower Grand Lagoon

Florida · 4,082 residents · 2.09 sq mi

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Lower Grand Lagoon is a city of 4,082 people in Florida. The median age is 41.5, about 6 years above the US median. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1,952 people per square mile. Growth has run 20% since 1990, or 694 more people. Households here earn about 19% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $31,599, below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.5

US median: 35.2

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,082

+20%since 1990

from 3,388 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Population density

1,952 / sq mi

+20%since 1990

from 1,620 / sq mi in 1990

US average: 242

Median age

41.5

+13%since 1990

from 36.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 53.9%(161)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 93.5%(142)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.4%(138)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.6%(187)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.3%(300)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.5%(672)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.1%(698)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.5%(593)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.1%(455)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411.1%(453)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(240)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(43)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,599

−21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,207 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,433

+7%since 1990

from $19,043 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

16.3%

+9.5 ptssince 1990

from 6.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $65,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$561

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $405 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

52.0%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 52.6% in 1990

48.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(3,204)

Black1.4%(47)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(73)

Asian0.2%(8)

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(3,811)

Black1.1%(46)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(125)

Asian0.7%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American3.6%(154)

Honduran3.5%(149)

Mexican0.5%(22)

Puerto Rican0.5%(20)

Cuban0.1%(5)

Salvadoran0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(14)

Pakistani0.3%(11)

Ancestry

German15%(644)

English13.3%(571)

Irish12.5%(538)

American11.5%(493)

Italian6.9%(294)

French3.1%(135)

Norwegian1.9%(81)

Polish1.3%(54)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(53)

Danish1%(44)

Welsh0.9%(38)

Russian0.8%(36)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.8%(34)

Jamaican0.8%(34)

Lithuanian0.6%(27)

Scottish0.6%(26)

Dutch0.5%(21)

Greek0.4%(18)

Portuguese0.4%(18)

Canadian0.3%(12)

Belgian0.2%(10)

Czech0.2%(8)

Latvian0.2%(8)

Austrian0.2%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.1%(5)

British0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.0%

−4.4 ptssince 1990

from 25.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

89.5%

+6.9 ptssince 1990

from 82.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−2.6 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.9 min

−23%since 1990

from 15.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married34.6%(629)

Married46.7%(849)

Widowed3.2%(59)

Divorced15.5%(282)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(344)

Married48.5%(840)

Widowed15.4%(267)

Divorced16.2%(281)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.0%

−17.2 ptssince 2013

from 32.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.6%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.0%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.7%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.6%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% 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)19.1%(111)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)48.4%(281)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.9%(162)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 581 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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