FLORIDA

Florida had a 21.5M population in 2019 with a 42.4 median age and a $59,227 median household income. Florida's population increased from 21.3 million to 21.5 million between 2018 and 2019, a rise of 0.838 percent, while its median household income increased from $55,462 to $59,227, an increase of 6.79 percent.

White (Non-Hispanic) (53%) White (Hispanic) (21.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.2%), Other (Hispanic) (2.97%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) make up Florida's top 5 ethnic groupings (2.73 percent ). In Florida, 30.3% of households have their primary language be a language other than English.

In Florida, citizens of the United States make up 91% of the population.

The major universities in Florida are Florida International University, Valencia College, and University of Central Florida (18,254 degrees will be given in 2020). (17,393 degrees).

Florida had a median property value of $245,100 in 2019 and a homeownership percentage of 66.2 percent. The majority of Floridians commuted alone by car, and the trip took an average of 26.5 minutes. Each household in Florida owned an average of two cars.

Georgia and Alabama are next to Florida.

Diversity

21.5 million people call Florida home, of which 91 percent are citizens. At the beginning of 2019, 20.1% of Floridians were foreign-born (4.33M people).

Florida has more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 (11.4M) than any other race or ethnicity, by a factor of 2.46. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were White (Hispanic), 4.63M, and Black or African American, 3.27M.

In Florida, Spanish (4,571,362 speakers), Haitian (474,201 speakers), and Portuguese are the most widely used foreign languages (131,134 speakers).

Ethnicity and Race

Florida has more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 (11.4M) than any other race or ethnicity, by a factor of 2.46. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were White (Hispanic), 4.63M, and Black or African American, 3.27M.

Hispanics make up 26.4 percent of the population of Florida (5.66M people).

Other Language Speakers

Compared to the national average of 22 percent, 30.3 percent of Floridians speak a language other than English.

Spanish was the most widely spoken non-English language in Florida in 2019. Native Spanish speakers make up 22.5% of Florida's total population. The next two most widespread languages are Portuguese (0.645%) and Haitian (2.33%).

Population Born Abroad

Florida had 4.33 million citizens as of 2019, which is greater than the 13.7 percent national average and represents a birth rate of 20.1 percent. Florida had 19.9 percent of residents who were foreign-born as of 2018, a growing number.

by Nativity, Age

The median age of all Floridians was 42.4 in 2019. With a median age of 39, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 49. But the population of Florida is aging. The average age of all Floridians was 42 in 2018.

Worldwide Diversity

Cuba was the birthplace of 1,040,032 foreign-born Floridians in 2019, followed by Haiti with 356,045 and Colombia with 294,743 foreign-born citizens of Florida.

Citizenship As of 2019, 91% of Floridians were US citizens, which is under the 93.4 percent national average. Florida had 90.9 percent US citizens as of 2018, indicating that the state's citizenship rate has been rising.

Veterans

1.78 times more military soldiers have served in Vietnam than in any other combat in Florida.

Economy

In Florida, the average household income is $59,227. St. Johns County, Florida, had the highest median household income in Florida in 2019, with a value of $90,356. Clay County, Florida, and Collier County, Florida, had the next highest median household incomes, with values of $76,687 and $76,025, respectively.

In Florida, the average income of males is $1.34 times greater than that of females, who earn $46,953. Florida's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.473, which is lower than the national average.

9.5 million people are employed in Florida's economy. Construction employs the most people in Florida (729,000), followed by Restaurants & Food Services (694,401), Elementary & Secondary Schools (489,401), and Restaurants & Food Services ($694,401). Computer & Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing ($145,462), Software Publishing ($132,459), and Engine, Turbine & Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing ($115,203) are the industries with the highest wages.