| Data |
Florida |
USA |
| Population, 2003 |
17 million (5.8% of total) |
291 million |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
22.8% |
25.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
17.6% |
12.4% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 |
78.0% |
75.1% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 |
14.6% |
12.3% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
65.4% |
69.1% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
16.8% |
12.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.8% |
80.4% |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.1% |
66.2% |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
12.5% |
12.4% |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$38,819 (92.4% of national average) |
$41,994 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
$104.8 billion
(5.5% of US total, $6,165 per capita) |
$1.9 trillion
($6,529 per capita) |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
296.4 |
79.6 |
