Florida Profile and Statistics

Florida Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Florida had 7077123 total households with the average home having 2.49 residents and the average family coming in at 3.05.

Of those homes reported, 27.2% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 18% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 148766 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 504051 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Florida, 1975856 people live alone, and of that, 762802 are 65 and over.

There were 2155851 (30.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 2084045 (29.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Florida

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 17600712, 40.2 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.4 are spouses. There are 4780953 children, and 1251776 comprise “other relatives.” 1072782 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 429961 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Florida Census Marital Status data

In Florida, there are 7148585 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 2227323 have never married; 3778073 are currently still married, but have separated. 146608 are legally separated, 770771 are divorced and 225810 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (7561721), 24% never married, 48.3% are married but separated while 2.7% are legally still separated. 13.5% are divorced and 11.6% are widowed.

Florida Fertility Rates and FL Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Florida (FL): In the 2007 report, 223320 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Florida (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 81398 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 37 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 52 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 29 babies, while there were 99 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Florida Grandparents Statistics

There are 376052 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 148090 (39.4%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 63.7% are the grandmothers and 69% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 34606 have done it for less than a year; 35515 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 25112 handling things 3 or 4 years and 52857 doing the job 5 or more years.

Florida School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (FL)

In Florida, 4270716 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 286987 (6.7%) are in nursery or preschool; 215546 (5%) are in kindergarten, while 1751066 (41%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 933487 (21.9%) are slogging through High School, while 1083630 (25.4%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 31.1% (3860189); 16.4% (2041418) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (12412464), 712743 (5.7%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 1219533 (9.8%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 3860189 (31.1%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 2442832 (19.7%) have some college experience but no degree; 1043873 (8.4%) reached an Associate’s degree; 2041418 (16.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 1091876 (8.8%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Florida is 13940681. Of that, 1738614 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 16567568 (100%) – of that, 2645762 (16%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (2412118), 147589 (6.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (11205245), 1362830 (12.2%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (2950205), 1135343 (38.5%) have a disability.

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