Statistics: Florida Demographic and Housing Quick Facts (2006)

Population
- Total population: 18,089,889
- Population growth since 2000: 13.2% (U.S.: 6.4%)
- Total households: 7,106,042
- Aging population
  - Population age 65 years and over: 16.8%
  - Households with person(s) age 65 years and over: 29.4%
Socioeconomic Characteristics
- Income and poverty
  - Median household income: $45,495
  - Below poverty level: 9% of families, 12.6% of individuals
- Education attainment
  - About 85% of population age 25 years or older have high school diploma or higher education.
- Race and ethnic characteristics
  - Non-White: 24%
  - Hispanic or Latino of any race: 20%
- Language
  - About 81% of population age 18 years and over spoke language other than English and 9% of them reported themselves "speaking English not well" or "not speaking English at all".
  - About 20% of population age 18 years or over spoke Spanish and 8.4% of them reported themselves "speaking English not well" or "not speaking English at all".

Housing Units
- Total housing units: 8,531,860
- Housing unit increase since 2000: 16.8% (U.S.: 9.0%)
Age of Structures
- About 44% of total housing units were built before 1980.
Lacking Basic In-home Amenities
- About 0.7% of total housing units did not have complete plumbing facilities.
- About 1% of total housing units did not have complete kitchen facilities.
Home Occupancy
- Occupied housing units: 83%
- Tenure type: 70.3% homeowners, 29.7% renters
Housing Expenditure
- Mortgage payment
  - Homeowners with mortgage: 46% of homeowners had mortgage.
  - Average homeowner’s expenditure of homeowners with mortgage: $1,425
- Median gross rent: $872
- Households with housing cost burden (Homeowner’s expenditure or rent exceeding 30% of annual household income): 33% of homeowners, 52% of renters

(Source: 2006 American Community Survey)