Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
2,242,188 |
7,504,773 |
9,746,961 |
| 1990 |
799,413 |
12,138,513 |
12,937,926 |
| 2000 |
1,009,305 |
14,973,073 |
15,982,378 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,157,878 |
17,093,365 |
18,251,243 |
More information on Florida population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
25,624 |
36,607 |
35,921 |
| 2006 |
26,141 |
37,431 |
36,720 |
| Percent change |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
30,931 |
41,876 |
41,382 |
| 2006 |
30,764 |
41,944 |
41,436 |
| Percent change |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
20.3 |
13.0 |
13.5 |
| 1989 |
17.8 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
| 1999 |
16.1 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
16.8 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
More information on Florida poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
44.7 |
32.6 |
33.3 |
| 1990 |
34.1 |
25.0 |
25.6 |
| 2000 |
26.5 |
19.7 |
20.1 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
34.0 |
35.1 |
35.0 |
| 1990 |
33.9 |
29.9 |
30.1 |
| 2000 |
35.4 |
28.3 |
28.7 |
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| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
12.2 |
17.1 |
16.8 |
| 1990 |
21.1 |
26.3 |
26.0 |
| 2000 |
25.3 |
29.1 |
28.8 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
8.8 |
15.3 |
14.9 |
| 1990 |
10.9 |
18.8 |
18.3 |
| 2000 |
12.8 |
23.0 |
22.3 |
More information on Florida education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
459,638 |
9,725,565 |
10,185,203 |
| 2006 |
478,214 |
10,043,752 |
10,521,966 |
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| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
| 2007 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
More information on Florida unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
| 2005-2006 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
| 2006-2007 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
19.4 |
12.8 |
13.1 |
| Production |
5.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| Farm inputs |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
11.3 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
34.56 |
34.56 |
34.51 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
10.77 |
10.66 |
10.41 |
| Percent of total land area |
31.2 |
30.8 |
30.2 |
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| Cropland (million acres) |
3.84 |
3.61 |
3.72 |
| Percent of total farmland |
35.7 |
33.9 |
35.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
25.3 |
24.0 |
29.7 |
| Percent irrigated |
42.3 |
48.2 |
45.7 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
2.40 |
2.43 |
2.31 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.92 |
2.21 |
2.49 |
| Percent of total farmland |
17.9 |
20.8 |
23.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
56.5 |
50.7 |
62.7 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
4.46 |
4.18 |
3.40 |
| Percent of total farmland |
41.4 |
39.3 |
32.6 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.55 |
0.65 |
0.81 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.1 |
6.1 |
7.8 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.10 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
306 |
233 |
236 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
70.4 |
76.9 |
76.5 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
20.8 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.1 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
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| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
57.5 |
64.9 |
63.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
22.0 |
18.0 |
19.4 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
6.4 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
9.8 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
26,662 |
36,240 |
36,593 |
| Percent of total |
75.7 |
79.1 |
83.0 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
5,853 |
6,667 |
5,510 |
| Percent of total |
16.6 |
14.6 |
12.5 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,689 |
2,901 |
1,978 |
| Percent of total |
7.6 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
27,243 |
37,138 |
37,119 |
| Percent of total |
77.4 |
81.1 |
84.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
3,609 |
4,266 |
3,509 |
| Percent of total |
10.3 |
9.3 |
8.0 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
3,233 |
3,212 |
2,429 |
| Percent of total |
9.2 |
7.0 |
5.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
716 |
723 |
567 |
| Percent of total |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
403 |
469 |
457 |
| Percent of total |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.3 |
56.3 |
57.0 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
47.0 |
41.9 |
52.2 |
| Men (persons) |
30,353 |
38,997 |
35,965 |
| Women (persons) |
4,851 |
6,811 |
8,116 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
42,000 |
41,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
6,290,119 |
5,667,280 |
| + Final animal output |
1,384,544 |
1,353,630 |
| + Services and forestry |
623,341 |
689,245 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
8,298,004 |
7,710,155 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,431,500 |
3,288,790 |
| + Net government transactions |
268,779 |
-26,195 |
| = Gross value added |
5,135,284 |
4,395,170 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
385,630 |
411,499 |
| |
| = Net value added |
4,749,654 |
3,983,671 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,446,494 |
1,643,245 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
1,061,197 |
1,213,109 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
30,958 |
27,471 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
354,339 |
402,665 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
3,303,160 |
2,340,426 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
1,753,399 |
25.1 |
10.4 |
| 2. Oranges |
1,204,949 |
17.3 |
68.5 |
| 3. Tomatoes |
551,128 |
7.9 |
24.2 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
484,288 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
| 5. Cane for sugar |
356,888 |
5.1 |
48.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
6,974,161 |
|
2.9 |
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More information on Florida's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
2 |
730.5 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
3 |
729.8 |
| 3. Vegetables and preparations |
5 |
179.1 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
20 |
47.8 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
23 |
43.3 |
| |
| Overall rank |
16 |
1,891.9 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Palm Beach County |
12.2 |
759.9 |
| 2. Miami-Dade County |
9.3 |
578.0 |
| 3. Hillsborough County |
6.3 |
392.4 |
| 4. Hendry County |
6.0 |
375.8 |
| 5. Polk County |
4.6 |
284.8 |
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| State total |
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6,242.3 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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