| | People QuickFacts | Nassau County | Florida |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 19,057,542 |
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Population, 2010 | 73,314 | 18,801,310 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 27.1% | 17.6% |
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Population, 2000 | 57,663 | 15,982,378 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.7% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.2% | 17.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.7% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 89.8% | 75.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.4% | 16.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.6% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.2% | 22.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 87.9% | 57.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.3% | 83.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.7% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.3% | 26.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.5% | 85.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 21.9% | 25.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 9,014 | 1,672,288 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 28.4 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 35,009 | 8,989,580 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 79.4% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.9% | 30.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $213,600 | $205,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 27,255 | 7,152,844 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.58 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $29,089 | $26,551 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $58,712 | $47,661 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.3% | 13.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Nassau County | Florida |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 1,612 | 491,2491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 14,525 | 6,861,6121 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 13.9% | 10.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 4,786 | 1,603,533 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 6,273 | 2,009,589 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 9.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 22.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.5% | 28.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 696,212 | 104,832,907 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 221,641,518 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 630,924 | 262,341,127 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,219 | $14,353 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 286,967 | 41,922,059 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 251 | 38,679 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 661,877 | 180,887,4311 |