U.S. Beacon April 19, 2024

Fort Meade, FL

Polk County, Florida

Latitude: 27.751628     Longitude: -81.796767
Population 5,742 (2005)
Elevation of Fort Meade, Florida: 129 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1224100, place: Fort Meade city, Florida)

Total Population: 5,691
Male: 2,776 (48.78%)
Female: 2,915 (51.22%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 368 (6.47%)
5 to 9 years: 444 (7.8%)
10 to 14 years: 504 (8.86%)
15 to 19 years: 459 (8.07%)
20 to 24 years: 330 (5.8%)
25 to 34 years: 679 (11.93%)
35 to 44 years: 736 (12.93%)
45 to 54 years: 618 (10.86%)
55 to 59 years: 279 (4.9%)
60 to 64 years: 262 (4.6%)
65 to 74 years: 563 (9.89%)
75 to 84 years: 347 (6.1%)
85 years and over: 102 (1.79%)

Median age: 35.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,072 (71.55%)
21 years and over: 3,842 (67.51%)
62 years and over: 1,157 (20.33%)
65 years and over: 1,012 (17.78%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,072 (71.55%)
--Male: 1,920 (33.74%)
--Female: 2,152 (37.81%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,012 (17.78%)
--Male: 465 (8.17%)
--Female: 547 (9.61%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,642 (99.14%)
--White: 3,440 (60.45%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 977 (17.17%)
--Black or African American: 1,243 (21.84%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 23 (0.4%)
--Asian: 5 (0.09%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.07%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.02%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 524 (9.21%)
Two or more Races: 49 (0.86%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 977 (17.17%)
--Mexican: 846 (14.87%)
--Puerto Rican: 28 (0.49%)
--Cuban: 12 (0.21%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 91 (1.6%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,714 (82.83%)
--White Alone: 3,440 (60.45%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,618 (98.72%)
--Householder: 2,068 (36.34%)
--Spouse: 1,090 (19.15%)
--Child: 1,678 (29.49%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,289 (22.65%)
--Other relatives: 528 (9.28%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 247 (4.34%)
--Nonrelatives: 254 (4.46%)
----Unmarried partner: 122 (2.14%)
Living in group quarters: 73 (1.28%)
--Institutionalized Population: 73 (1.28%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 2,068
Family households (families): 1,528 (73.89%)
----With own children under 18 years: 658 (31.82%)
--Married-couple families: 1,090 (52.71%)
----With own children under 18 years: 409 (19.78%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 340 (16.44%)
----With own children under 18 years: 193 (9.33%)
Nonfamily households: 540 (26.11%)
--Householder living alone: 459 (22.2%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 237 (11.46%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 772 (37.33%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 716 (34.62%)
Average household size: 2.72 people
Average family size: 3.16 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,625
Occupied housing units: 2,068 (78.78%)
Vacant housing units: 557 (21.22%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 332 (12.65%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.2%
Occupied housing units: 2,068 (78.78%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,531 (58.32%)
Renter occupied housing units: 537 (20.46%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.57 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 3.13 people

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