CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sawgrass

Florida · 2,869 residents · 3.03 sq mi

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Sawgrass is a city of 2,869 people in Florida. Households here earn about 117% more than in Florida as a whole. The median age is 48.1, about 15 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $59,567, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The population has fallen 42% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 48.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

51% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,869

−42%vs 2000

vs 4,942 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

48.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 51.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.8%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.3%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.7%(78)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.9%(82)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(153)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(389)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(413)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.4%(412)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.7%(507)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.5%(444)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(189)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$59,567

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,932 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$46,371

−28%vs 2000

vs $64,798 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$148,100

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $268,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$751

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,084 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

−15.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(4,756)

Black0.5%(24)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(93)

Asian0.9%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(2,850)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(81)

Asian0.3%(9)

Other0.3%(10)

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 American1.9%(93)

Cuban1.6%(81)

Central American0.7%(35)

Costa Rican0.7%(35)

Colombian0.7%(35)

Ecuadorian0.4%(21)

Venezuelan0.3%(17)

Peruvian0.2%(11)

Argentine0.2%(9)

Dominican0.2%(8)

Puerto Rican0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(50)

Chinese0.7%(36)

Japanese0.3%(13)

Filipino0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(8)

Ancestry

German17.1%(841)

English15.1%(745)

Irish12.4%(613)

American12.1%(598)

Italian6.6%(326)

Polish2.9%(142)

French2.2%(108)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(103)

British1.8%(91)

Hungarian1.8%(89)

Brazilian1.8%(87)

Scottish1.6%(78)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.2%(61)

Arab1.2%(57)

Dutch0.9%(42)

Lithuanian0.6%(32)

Iranian0.5%(26)

Lebanese0.4%(21)

Norwegian0.4%(18)

Syrian0.3%(14)

West Indian0.2%(11)

Austrian0.2%(10)

French Canadian0.2%(10)

Slovak0.2%(10)

Welsh0.2%(10)

Danish0.2%(9)

Finnish0.2%(9)

Ukrainian0.2%(9)

Swedish0.2%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(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

51.3%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married23.6%(472)

Married71.5%(1,427)

Widowed2.8%(55)

Divorced2.1%(42)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(508)

Married57.7%(1,376)

Widowed8.3%(199)

Divorced12.7%(302)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 1.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.9%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

40.7%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.1%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% 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)3.1%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(106)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.9%(175)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 488 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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