CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sebring

Florida · 8,900 residents · 10.7 sq mi

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Sebring is home to 8,900 people in Florida. At a median age of 44.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 37% less than in Florida as a whole. Median home value sits at $47,000. Households take in $17,419 at the median, 42% less than the US figure. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

8,900

−8%vs 2000

vs 9,667 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.1

+4%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(575)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(534)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.7%(328)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(458)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(563)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(1,147)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(908)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.6%(587)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(896)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416%(1,426)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.6%(1,033)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5%(445)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,419

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,555 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,033

−20%vs 2000

vs $15,125 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,000

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $479 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.8% in 2000

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.2%(6,881)

Black15.3%(1,475)

Hispanic / Latino11%(1,063)

Asian0.7%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(7,317)

Black14.1%(1,251)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(514)

Asian1.1%(101)

Other2.6%(231)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.4%(1,294)

Puerto Rican7.7%(876)

Cuban5.1%(579)

South American1.7%(189)

Dominican1.5%(172)

Central American1.3%(145)

Colombian0.8%(92)

Panamanian0.7%(83)

Honduran0.3%(37)

Venezuelan0.3%(30)

Argentine0.2%(25)

Ecuadorian0.2%(22)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.2%(18)

Uruguayan0.1%(14)

Salvadoran0.1%(13)

Nicaraguan0.1%(12)

Peruvian0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2.2%(256)

Chinese0.8%(94)

Filipino0.2%(24)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(33)

Ancestry

German13%(1,479)

Irish10.2%(1,164)

American9%(1,028)

English7.9%(899)

Italian3.5%(398)

French2.7%(306)

Scottish2%(223)

West Indian1.7%(195)

Subsaharan African1.7%(188)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(180)

Polish1.2%(138)

Welsh1.1%(125)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian1.1%(123)

Swedish1%(110)

Haitian0.9%(101)

Jamaican0.6%(65)

British0.6%(64)

Nigerian0.5%(56)

French Canadian0.3%(35)

Dutch0.3%(33)

Finnish0.3%(30)

Arab0.2%(26)

Greek0.2%(22)

Norwegian0.2%(22)

Hungarian0.2%(20)

Russian0.2%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(16)

Lebanese0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Egyptian0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Barbadian0.1%(8)

Israeli0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 12.1 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 married34.3%(1,615)

Married40.9%(1,928)

Widowed4.5%(212)

Divorced20.3%(954)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(1,255)

Married35.6%(1,696)

Widowed13.1%(623)

Divorced24.9%(1,186)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.4%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 26.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

25.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.6%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.7%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% 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)13.4%(85)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(166)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(291)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.9%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 636 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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