CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ojus

Florida · 15,519 residents · 2.65 sq mi

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With 15,519 people, Ojus is a city in Florida. The median age is 48.8, about 16 years above the US median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $169,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.4% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 48.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 278%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,519

−7%vs 2000

vs 16,642 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

48.8

+16%vs 2000

vs 42.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.65 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.2%(650)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(745)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(814)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(777)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(570)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.2%(1,434)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,112)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,530)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,567)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(1,818)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8416%(2,490)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.5%(1,012)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,095

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,294 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,764

−14%vs 2000

vs $25,392 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.4%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$169,600

+278%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$512

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $620 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

15.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.5%(9,894)

Black6.4%(1,066)

Hispanic / Latino30.6%(5,093)

Asian1.7%(284)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(15,041)

Black1.6%(244)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(1,770)

Asian0.6%(88)

Other0.9%(146)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American30.3%(5,825)

Colombian11.7%(2,243)

Venezuelan6.4%(1,221)

Cuban4.7%(902)

Argentine4.4%(842)

Peruvian4.1%(789)

Dominican2.9%(565)

Central American2.9%(561)

Ecuadorian2.8%(533)

Puerto Rican2.7%(510)

Mexican2.2%(416)

Honduran1.5%(293)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.7%(126)

Guatemalan0.6%(123)

Chilean0.6%(116)

Uruguayan0.4%(81)

Panamanian0.4%(78)

Nicaraguan0.1%(24)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

Costa Rican0.1%(21)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi1.1%(213)

Filipino0.9%(182)

Korean0.4%(80)

Chinese0.4%(71)

Asian Indian0.1%(26)

Japanese0.1%(24)

Ancestry

American8.4%(1,612)

West Indian6.8%(1,310)

Haitian6.3%(1,214)

Italian3.2%(607)

Polish2.7%(512)

German2.6%(501)

Russian2.5%(474)

Ukrainian2.2%(430)

French1.8%(351)

Romanian1.7%(334)

Arab1.6%(313)

English1.4%(264)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Irish1.3%(248)

Israeli0.9%(165)

Portuguese0.9%(164)

Turkish0.8%(162)

Lebanese0.7%(137)

Brazilian0.7%(133)

Hungarian0.7%(130)

Moroccan0.5%(89)

Jamaican0.4%(70)

Greek0.3%(57)

Dutch0.3%(49)

Czech0.2%(45)

Swiss0.2%(43)

Egyptian0.2%(37)

French Canadian0.1%(28)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(27)

Iranian0.1%(20)

Swedish0.1%(18)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(15)

British0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0.1%(12)

Palestinian0.1%(11)

Bulgarian0.1%(11)

Syrian0.1%(10)

Armenian0%(9)

Iraqi0%(8)

Austrian0%(5)

Canadian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest South American population · Largest Colombian population · Largest American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Venezuelan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.5%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 19.6 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 married32.2%(2,545)

Married54.1%(4,281)

Widowed2.7%(214)

Divorced11%(868)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(2,330)

Married49.1%(3,867)

Widowed10.2%(807)

Divorced11.1%(872)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.4%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 25.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.3%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.6%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.7%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% 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)42%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.5%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 162 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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