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2010 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data Report

Glades County Demographics

Glades County Health Status Summary

State of Florida Profile

Glades County Resources from Lake Okeechobee Rural Health Network

GLADES COUNTY PROFILE

Updated information will be available – January 2011
Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights:

General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.  
Total population 10,576     brief
Male 5,801 54.9 49.1% brief
Female 4,775 45.1 50.9% brief
Median age (years) 40.2 (X) 35.3 brief
Under 5 years 618 5.8 6.8%  
18 years and over 8,239 77.9 74.3%  
65 years and over 1,990 18.8 12.4% brief
         
One race 10,409 98.4 97.6%  
White 8,142 77.0 75.1% brief
Black or African American 1,114 10.5 12.3% brief
American Indian and Alaska Native 521 4.9 0.9% brief
Asian 35 0.3 3.6% brief
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0 0.1% brief
Some other race 595 5.6 5.5%  
Two or more races 167 1.6 2.4% brief
 
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,594 15.1 12.5% brief
 
Household population 9,666 91.4 97.2% brief
Group quarters population 910 8.6 2.8%  
 
Average household size 2.51 (X) 2.59 brief
Average family size 2.91 (X) 3.14  
 
Total housing units 5,790      
Occupied housing units 3,852 66.5 91.0% brief
Owner-occupied housing units 3,146 81.7 66.2%  
Renter-occupied housing units 706 18.3 33.8% brief
Vacant housing units 1,938 33.5 9.0%  
         
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.  
Population 25 years and over 7,403      
High school graduate or higher 5,170 69.8 80.4% brief
Bachelor's degree or higher 728 9.8 24.4%  
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) 1,433 17.4 12.7% brief
Disability status (population 5 years and over) 2,547 27.6 19.3% brief
Foreign born 839 7.9 11.1% brief
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 2,726 56.9 56.7% brief
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 2,436 62.6 52.1% brief
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) 1,878 18.8 17.9% brief
         
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.  
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 4,034 47.6 63.9% brief
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) 29.1 (X) 25.5 brief
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) 30,774 (X) 41,994  
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) 34,223 (X) 50,046  
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) 15,338 (X) 21,587  
Families below poverty level 299 10.7 9.2% brief
Individuals below poverty level 1,487 15.2 12.4%  
         
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.  
Single-family owner-occupied homes 1,199     brief
Median value (dollars) 72,400 (X) 119,600 brief
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)   brief
With a mortgage (dollars) 710 (X) 1,088  
Not mortgaged (dollars) 235 (X) 295  

(X) Not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3)
 

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