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Florida

Ranked #37 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $594,525,000,000.00


Florida Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 18,089,888 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 13.2% 6.4%
Population, 2000 15,982,378 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 6.2% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 22.2% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 16.8% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 50.9% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 80.2% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 15.8% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.4% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 2.2% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.1% 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.3% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 20.2% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 61.3% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 48.9% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 16.7% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 23.1% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.9% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.3% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,274,566 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 26.2 25.5
Housing units, 2006 8,533,419 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 70.1% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 29.9% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $105,500 $119,600
Households, 2000 6,337,929 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.46 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $40,900 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,557 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 11.9% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts Florida USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 504,6621 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 7,107,3781 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 14.3%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 1,473,403 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 1,539,207 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 6.6% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.6% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.7% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.3% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 28.4% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 78,474,770 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 219,490,896 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 191,805,685 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,498 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 29,366,940 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 203,238 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 121,933,5021 2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts Florida USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 53,926.82 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 296.4 79.6
FIPS Code 12