Florida Demographics

Florida is 1st out of 51 other states in Residents 65 or older

Florida is 2nd out of 51 other states in Building permits (last year)

Florida is 3rd out of 51 other states in Housing units

Florida is 3rd out of 51 other states in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Florida is 3rd out of 51 other states in Retail sales

Florida is 3rd out of 51 other states in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Florida is 4th out of 51 other states in Current population (2012)

Florida is 4th out of 51 other states in Foreign born residents

Florida is 4th out of 51 other states in Households

Florida is 4th out of 51 other states in Non-farm private employees

Size Demographics
	Florida	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	19,317,568	4th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	53,624.8	26th	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	350.6	9th	87.4

Education Demographics
	Florida	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.5%	34th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.0%	32nd	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Florida	Rank	US
Race - White	78.3%	33rd	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.6%	13th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	40th	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.7%	23rd	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	26th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	31st	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	6th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	43rd	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Florida	Rank	US
Female residents	51.1%	17th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	19.2%	4th	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Florida	Rank	US
Housing units	9,026,965	3rd	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.9%	10th	25.9%
Households	7,140,096	4th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.0%	21st	66.1%
Home median value	$188,600	23rd	$186,200
People per household	2.6	19th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	64,810	2nd	829,658

Business Demographics
	Florida	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	490,851	4th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,732,639	4th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,009,589	3rd	27,092,908
Retail sales	$262,341,127	3rd	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,353	14th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$41,922,059	3rd	$613,795,732