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People QuickFacts |
Monroe County |
Florida |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
72,243 | 18,328,340 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-9.2% | 14.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
79,589 | 15,982,813 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
4.5% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
15.6% | 21.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
15.9% | 17.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
46.8% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
91.6% | 79.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
5.4% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.3% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.2% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
18.9% | 21.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
73.6% | 60.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
48.2% | 48.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
14.7% | 16.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
21.4% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.9% | 79.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.5% | 22.3% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
17,536 | 3,274,566 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.4 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
53,813 | 8,800,294 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
62.4% | 70.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.4% | 29.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$241,200 | $105,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
35,086 | 6,337,929 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.23 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$55,054 | $47,804 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$26,102 | $21,557 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.5% | 12.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Monroe County |
Florida |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
3,601 | 523,4611 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
28,999 | 7,425,3311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
-10.4% | 19.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
11,177 | 1,618,119 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
13,385 | 1,539,207 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.6% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
9.6% | 17.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.0% | 28.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 78,474,770 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
185,125 | 219,490,896 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,183,949 | 191,805,685 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,978 | $11,498 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
638,620 | 29,366,940 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
260 | 61,042 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
668,344 | 149,872,1781 |
