Pretty Bayou is a city of 2,906 people in Florida. At a median age of 52.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 3%. There are 1,847 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 5.8%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,208, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pretty Bayou
What changed most since 1990
Population3,839 → 2,906(−24%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants82.2% → 71.4%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share94.5% → 87.3%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)19.9%(58)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.7%(116)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.7%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 292 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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Over time
Pretty Bayou, decade by decade
Pretty Bayou population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,839
$79,639
$204,006
23.3%
13.3
2000
3,519
$88,072
$240,458
29.2%
17.2
2010
3,206
$100,087
$431,571
40.5%
24.9
2020
2,911
$77,267
$255,983
33.7%
40.0
2024
2,906
$85,208
$298,900
48.6%
28.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
