STATE · ADMITTED 1845 · 2000 CENSUS

Florida

15,982,378 residents · 67 counties · 956 cities · 53,625 sq mi · 5,160 census tracts

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Florida is a state of 15,982,378 people. The median age is 38.7, about 3 years above the US median. 3,044,452 more people live here than in 1990. The typical home is worth $93,200. About 22% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $38,819 at the median, near the US median.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,982,378

+24%since 1990

from 12,937,926 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.7

+6%since 1990

from 36.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

53,625 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422.4M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.9%(945,823)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.5%(1,031,718)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,057,024)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.3%(1,014,067)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.8%(928,310)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413%(2,084,100)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.5%(2,485,247)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(2,069,479)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.8%(1,559,013)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.1%(1,452,176)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.4%(1,024,134)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(331,287)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,819

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,483 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,557

+47%since 1990

from $14,698 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.5%

−0.2 ptssince 1990

from 12.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$93,200

−8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $76,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$641

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $481 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

70.1%

+2.8 ptssince 1990

from 67.2% in 1990

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.1%(10,755,698)

Black13.6%(1,755,958)

Hispanic / Latino12%(1,555,031)

Asian1.2%(150,200)

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.4%(10,458,509)

Black14.2%(2,264,268)

Hispanic / Latino16.8%(2,682,715)

Asian1.6%(261,693)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban7.3%(1,630,295)

Puerto Rican5.6%(1,245,819)

South American5.5%(1,242,356)

Mexican3.3%(749,524)

Central American3%(670,605)

Colombian2.1%(474,813)

Venezuelan1.7%(373,749)

Dominican1.3%(297,893)

Nicaraguan0.8%(174,302)

Guatemalan0.8%(171,973)

Honduran0.7%(159,801)

Peruvian0.6%(143,916)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.4%(93,699)

Salvadoran0.4%(88,245)

Spaniard0.4%(87,305)

Argentine0.3%(77,897)

Panamanian0.2%(43,146)

Chilean0.1%(33,366)

Costa Rican0.1%(30,817)

Uruguayan0.1%(20,047)

Bolivian0.1%(15,795)

Paraguayan0%(3,748)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(199,343)

Filipino0.5%(118,887)

Chinese0.5%(105,506)

Vietnamese0.4%(91,688)

Korean0.1%(25,817)

Pakistani0.1%(19,585)

Japanese0.1%(14,904)

Thai0.1%(14,540)

Bangladeshi0%(9,422)

Cambodian0%(6,755)

Laotian0%(5,786)

Burmese0%(5,744)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Taiwanese0%(4,757)

Nepalese0%(2,412)

Sri Lankan0%(2,348)

Indonesian0%(1,966)

Kazakh0%(1,847)

Uzbek0%(1,624)

Hmong0%(1,411)

Malaysian0%(774)

Singaporean0%(246)

Mongolian0%(92)

Okinawan0%(32)

Mien0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12,373)

Samoan0%(5,307)

Chamorro0%(4,794)

Guamanian0%(1,478)

Fijian0%(549)

Marshallese0%(365)

Tongan0%(325)

Ancestry

German8.9%(1,985,305)

English8.2%(1,840,766)

Irish8.2%(1,838,284)

American7.7%(1,722,559)

Italian5.6%(1,258,527)

West Indian4.4%(981,702)

Haitian2.3%(520,017)

Polish2.1%(477,833)

French1.7%(387,391)

Scottish1.5%(326,836)

Jamaican1.5%(326,202)

Russian0.8%(184,773)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.8%(184,206)

Arab0.7%(151,491)

Dutch0.7%(149,290)

Swedish0.7%(146,039)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(136,906)

Norwegian0.5%(122,084)

Brazilian0.5%(119,518)

Portuguese0.5%(101,563)

French Canadian0.4%(99,684)

Hungarian0.4%(92,356)

Greek0.4%(91,381)

British0.4%(89,813)

Welsh0.4%(87,532)

Ukrainian0.3%(73,491)

Canadian0.3%(59,534)

Lebanese0.2%(53,016)

Czech0.2%(50,417)

Austrian0.2%(42,521)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(41,074)

Danish0.2%(40,598)

Lithuanian0.2%(38,689)

Romanian0.2%(37,490)

Swiss0.2%(34,880)

Guyanese0.1%(30,469)

Slovak0.1%(29,272)

Finnish0.1%(26,246)

Nigerian0.1%(22,392)

Egyptian0.1%(21,406)

Turkish0.1%(19,345)

Croatian0.1%(19,229)

Israeli0.1%(17,527)

Syrian0.1%(17,498)

Iranian0.1%(17,070)

Belgian0.1%(16,020)

Moroccan0.1%(14,891)

Armenian0.1%(13,556)

Palestinian0.1%(12,028)

Serbian0.1%(11,558)

Bulgarian0%(9,651)

Slovene0%(8,297)

Barbadian0%(8,276)

Australian0%(7,790)

Ethiopian0%(6,316)

Latvian0%(5,185)

Jordanian0%(4,696)

Iraqi0%(3,733)

Cape Verdean0%(3,598)

Ghanaian0%(3,463)

Macedonian0%(3,011)

Kenyan0%(2,692)

Somali0%(655)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.3%

+4.1 ptssince 1990

from 18.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.9%

+5.4 ptssince 1990

from 74.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

8.1%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 6.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

−15%since 1990

from 21.0 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 married27.3%(1,702,648)

Married59%(3,679,215)

Widowed3.2%(199,697)

Divorced10.5%(651,427)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(1,373,809)

Married54.6%(3,662,743)

Widowed12.3%(826,317)

Divorced12.7%(851,134)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 20.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 36.9% 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)24.3%(322,263)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(342,731)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(451,445)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(67,413)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(15,940)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,327,071 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Jacksonville1,017,689

2.Miami489,812

3.Tampa413,554

4.Orlando333,888

5.Port St. Lucie268,062

6.St. Petersburg264,033

7.Cape Coral236,264

8.Hialeah230,968

9.Tallahassee204,902

10.Fort Lauderdale188,677

11.Pembroke Pines176,714

12.Hollywood157,019

13.Gainesville148,671

14.Palm Bay148,092

15.Miramar142,570

16.Coral Springs138,783

17.Lehigh Acres132,353

18.West Palm Beach127,189

19.Lakeland125,520

20.Spring Hill119,983

21.Brandon119,767

22.Pompano Beach117,211

23.Clearwater114,364

24.Riverview113,697

25.Miami Gardens113,579

26.Davie110,851

27.Palm Coast109,886

28.Boca Raton101,582

29.Fort Myers101,581

30.Deltona100,267

31.Plantation99,183

32.Sunrise98,846

33.North Port96,551

34.Alafaya92,449

35.Deerfield Beach89,339

36.Daytona Beach88,471

37.Melbourne87,097

38.Homestead86,242

39.Town 'n' Country85,928

40.Kissimmee85,591

41.The Villages83,498

42.Boynton Beach82,396

43.Doral81,634

44.Miami Beach81,594

45.Largo80,690

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (22)

1.Miami6,391,072

2.Tampa3,418,895

3.Orlando2,957,672

4.Jacksonville1,785,500

5.North Port948,158

6.Cape Coral875,607

7.Lakeland874,790

8.Deltona746,933

9.Palm Bay663,982

10.Port St. Lucie568,721

11.Pensacola544,949

12.Ocala442,660

13.Naples417,131

14.Tallahassee397,442

15.Gainesville359,036

16.Crestview315,098

17.Panama City231,174

18.Punta Gorda217,212

19.Sebastian172,799

20.Homosassa Springs171,666

21.The Villages157,772

22.Sebring111,122

Micropolitan areas (6)

1.Key West80,406

2.Palatka77,734

3.Lake City74,094

4.Clewiston61,546

5.Okeechobee42,608

6.Arcadia37,078

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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