COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Santa Rosa County

Florida · 117,743 residents · 1,012 sq mi

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Santa Rosa County is a county of 117,743 people in Florida. 36,135 more people live here than in 1990. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $96,300. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $41,881 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.8

US median: 35.2

Average education

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

117,743

+44%since 1990

from 81,608 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

+14%since 1990

from 32.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,012 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024198K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(7,700)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(8,389)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(9,592)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(8,430)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.8%(5,637)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413%(15,254)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.2%(21,412)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.1%(16,651)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(11,706)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.9%(8,124)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.3%(3,850)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.8%(998)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,881

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,584 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,089

+59%since 1990

from $12,656 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.8%

−4.3 ptssince 1990

from 14.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,300

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $65,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$540

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $367 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.4%

+5.0 ptssince 1990

from 75.3% in 1990

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(76,310)

Black4%(3,296)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(1,406)

Asian1.2%(988)

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.1%(104,919)

Black4.2%(4,899)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(2,968)

Asian1.3%(1,498)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(5,278)

Puerto Rican1.4%(2,728)

Central American0.7%(1,423)

South American0.6%(1,177)

Cuban0.6%(1,108)

Dominican0.3%(647)

Honduran0.3%(556)

Colombian0.3%(543)

Panamanian0.2%(452)

Spaniard0.1%(250)

Venezuelan0.1%(175)

Guatemalan0.1%(172)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.1%(161)

Ecuadorian0.1%(139)

Argentine0.1%(106)

Chilean0%(93)

Peruvian0%(90)

Nicaraguan0%(42)

Costa Rican0%(40)

Uruguayan0%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(1,197)

Korean0.4%(745)

Chinese0.3%(661)

Asian Indian0.2%(451)

Japanese0.2%(383)

Vietnamese0.2%(301)

Pakistani0.1%(122)

Malaysian0%(48)

Thai0%(46)

Taiwanese0%(20)

Burmese0%(14)

Laotian0%(10)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Cambodian0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(155)

Samoan0%(48)

Guamanian0%(15)

Chamorro0%(11)

Ancestry

German14.6%(29,041)

English14.5%(28,729)

Irish13.5%(26,886)

American7.4%(14,610)

Italian4.3%(8,569)

Scottish2.6%(5,228)

French2.5%(4,883)

Polish1.9%(3,689)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(2,355)

Russian1%(2,055)

Swedish1%(1,892)

Norwegian0.9%(1,795)

+ 42 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.9%(1,785)

Dutch0.8%(1,549)

British0.6%(1,277)

French Canadian0.6%(1,189)

Greek0.6%(1,187)

Welsh0.5%(1,009)

Jamaican0.5%(996)

Subsaharan African0.5%(912)

Portuguese0.3%(685)

Arab0.3%(576)

Hungarian0.3%(563)

Czech0.3%(557)

Nigerian0.2%(474)

Haitian0.2%(436)

Swiss0.2%(384)

Ukrainian0.2%(359)

Danish0.2%(332)

Finnish0.2%(331)

Syrian0.2%(328)

Austrian0.1%(285)

Lithuanian0.1%(284)

Brazilian0.1%(243)

Slovak0.1%(233)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(191)

Canadian0.1%(181)

Lebanese0.1%(161)

Australian0.1%(113)

Israeli0.1%(112)

Barbadian0.1%(107)

Croatian0.1%(101)

Turkish0%(87)

Egyptian0%(85)

Romanian0%(69)

Serbian0%(57)

Iranian0%(45)

Slovene0%(44)

Armenian0%(28)

Cape Verdean0%(22)

Bulgarian0%(21)

Moroccan0%(18)

Guyanese0%(13)

Ethiopian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.9%

+4.3 ptssince 1990

from 18.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.4%

+7.0 ptssince 1990

from 78.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.9%

+2.3 ptssince 1990

from 5.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

−11%since 1990

from 21.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.9%(9,991)

Married65.7%(29,941)

Widowed2.2%(988)

Divorced10.2%(4,641)

Women 15+

Never married15.7%(7,302)

Married64.9%(30,211)

Widowed8.3%(3,858)

Divorced11.1%(5,186)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% 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)43.6%(10,784)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44.3%(10,954)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.2%(5,740)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(540)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(33)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24,742 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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