STATE · ADMITTED 1845 · 2000 CENSUS
Florida
15,982,378 residents · 67 counties · 956 cities · 5,160 census tracts
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Florida has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $38,819. Population has grown 24% since 1990. Median home value is $93,200.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
202422.4M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 55.9%(945,823)
5 to 96.5%(1,031,718)
10 to 146.6%(1,057,024)
15 to 196.3%(1,014,067)
20 to 245.8%(928,310)
25 to 3413%(2,084,100)
35 to 4415.5%(2,485,247)
45 to 5412.9%(2,069,479)
55 to 649.8%(1,559,013)
65 to 749.1%(1,452,176)
75 to 846.4%(1,024,134)
85 and over2.1%(331,287)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$38,819
+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $27,483 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$93,200
−8%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $76,500 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
79.9%
+5.4 ptssince 1990
from 74.4% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 02
Largest cities
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
Frequently asked
How many people live in Florida?
Florida has about 15,982,378 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Florida?
The typical household in Florida earns about $38,819 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Florida expensive?
In Florida, the median home is worth about $93,200, and the typical rent is about $641 a month.
How educated are people in Florida?
About 22.3% of adults age 25 and over in Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Florida?
About 12.5% of people in Florida live below the federal poverty line.
Has Florida grown since 1990?
Yes, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,044,452 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.
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