CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Myrtle Grove

Florida · 17,402 residents · 6.64 sq mi

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Myrtle Grove is home to 17,402 people in Florida. The median age is 29.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $65,200. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $25,825, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

17,402

+1%vs 2000

vs 17,211 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,265)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,108)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(964)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.7%(1,856)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.1%(1,940)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(3,185)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(2,181)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,575)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,509)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(1,313)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(445)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(61)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,825

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,601 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,448

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,268 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,200

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $576 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

40.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.4%(12,631)

Black13.3%(2,282)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(740)

Asian4.9%(846)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.8%(14,753)

Black8.8%(1,532)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(711)

Asian4.8%(827)

Other1.7%(290)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(692)

Puerto Rican1.4%(217)

Cuban1.3%(196)

Central American0.9%(145)

Panamanian0.4%(64)

Salvadoran0.3%(47)

Dominican0.3%(42)

South American0.3%(41)

Spaniard0.2%(37)

Colombian0.2%(24)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

Peruvian0.1%(11)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(9)

Venezuelan0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino2.3%(352)

Korean0.3%(52)

Chinese0.3%(41)

Vietnamese0.2%(30)

Japanese0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Chamorro0.1%(16)

Guamanian0.1%(16)

Ancestry

German12.9%(2,008)

English9.2%(1,431)

Irish7.9%(1,238)

French6%(940)

American4.8%(754)

Italian4.4%(685)

Swedish1.9%(301)

Scottish1.9%(298)

Polish1.6%(244)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(217)

Russian0.8%(132)

Brazilian0.8%(120)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.6%(90)

Portuguese0.6%(89)

Welsh0.5%(75)

Subsaharan African0.4%(63)

British0.4%(56)

West Indian0.3%(44)

Jamaican0.3%(44)

Canadian0.3%(39)

Armenian0.2%(36)

Hungarian0.2%(36)

Dutch0.2%(35)

Norwegian0.2%(31)

Finnish0.2%(28)

French Canadian0.2%(25)

Greek0.1%(21)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(14)

Belgian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Swiss0%(6)

Bulgarian0%(5)

Romanian0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.4 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married49.7%(3,702)

Married36.1%(2,692)

Widowed4.1%(307)

Divorced10.1%(750)

Women 15+

Never married29.8%(1,709)

Married46.9%(2,692)

Widowed8.6%(495)

Divorced14.8%(848)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.3%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.0%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% 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)45.1%(871)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.2%(777)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.1%(505)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,933 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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