CITY · 1990 CENSUS

South Bay

Florida · 3,461 residents · 2.86 sq mi

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South Bay is home to 3,461 people in Florida. This skews young, with a median age of 24.0. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 29.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Florida median by roughly 25%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% 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

3,461

−10%vs 2000

vs 3,859 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.0

−25%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.9%(412)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.3%(424)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(316)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(313)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(330)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(527)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(394)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(349)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(212)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.2%(42)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,561

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,558 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,572

−28%vs 2000

vs $9,126 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.8%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,700

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$336

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $461 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.4%

−13.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

54.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic12.5%(481)

Black66.3%(2,557)

Hispanic / Latino19.6%(755)

Asian0.3%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic22.8%(788)

Black60.5%(2,093)

Hispanic / Latino30.9%(1,070)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other16.6%(575)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.2%(776)

Central American3.5%(181)

Puerto Rican3.4%(172)

Salvadoran2.6%(134)

Cuban1.7%(88)

Dominican0.7%(36)

South American0.5%(24)

Honduran0.4%(20)

Nicaraguan0.4%(20)

Colombian0.2%(10)

Ecuadorian0.2%(8)

Guatemalan0.1%(4)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(4)

Panamanian0.1%(3)

Peruvian0%(2)

Ancestry

American12.3%(626)

West Indian10%(511)

Jamaican6%(308)

Haitian2.7%(137)

Irish2.2%(113)

Italian2%(104)

Czech1.6%(84)

German1.2%(63)

Polish1.1%(56)

Subsaharan African0.8%(43)

Israeli0.7%(37)

Scottish0.5%(27)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.4%(22)

Nigerian0.4%(20)

English0.4%(18)

Welsh0.3%(16)

French0.3%(15)

Ukrainian0.3%(13)

Barbadian0.2%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(11)

Dutch0.2%(8)

Greek0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Jamaican population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.9%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

35.3%

−20.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married60.8%(1,939)

Married22%(700)

Widowed2.9%(94)

Divorced14.3%(456)

Women 15+

Never married46.7%(520)

Married38%(423)

Widowed7%(78)

Divorced8.3%(93)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.6%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% 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)42.8%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.5%(66)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17%(27)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 159 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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