CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mims

Florida · 9,412 residents · 17.1 sq mi

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Mims is home to 9,412 people in Florida. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. At a median age of 36.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $62,900. Median household income is $27,454, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,412

+3%vs 2000

vs 9,147 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(629)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(602)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(683)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(608)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(552)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(1,427)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(1,110)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(1,199)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(1,066)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(881)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(504)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(151)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,454

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,216 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,590

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,433 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,900

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$421

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $549 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.9% in 2000

15.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.4%(7,816)

Black10.9%(1,001)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(141)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(8,103)

Black12.7%(1,194)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(131)

Asian0.3%(26)

Other0.9%(89)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.4%(109)

Mexican0.7%(51)

Cuban0.6%(45)

Dominican0.2%(17)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German14%(1,065)

English13.9%(1,061)

Irish8.6%(651)

American8.3%(628)

French4.8%(365)

Italian3.9%(300)

Swedish2.7%(204)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(83)

Hungarian1%(74)

Scottish0.9%(72)

Polish0.8%(58)

Welsh0.6%(48)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.6%(44)

Dutch0.5%(35)

Lithuanian0.5%(35)

Portuguese0.3%(26)

Canadian0.3%(22)

West Indian0.2%(17)

Austrian0.2%(12)

Croatian0.2%(12)

Danish0.2%(12)

Russian0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(6)

Iranian0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.6%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married23.4%(710)

Married60.8%(1,844)

Widowed2.2%(67)

Divorced13.6%(413)

Women 15+

Never married13.9%(467)

Married52.5%(1,760)

Widowed17.6%(589)

Divorced15.9%(534)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

36.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% 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)10.3%(101)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23%(226)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(315)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 984 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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