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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,172,421 |
17,155,919 |
18,328,340 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
27,181 |
38,894 |
38,156 |
| 2007 |
27,382 |
39,167 |
38,417 |
| Percent change |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
31,731 |
43,182 |
42,656 |
| 2007 |
31,510 |
42,393 |
41,895 |
| Percent change |
-1.4 |
-3.7 |
-3.6 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
20.3 |
13.0 |
13.5 |
| 1989 |
17.8 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
| 1999 |
16.1 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
16.3 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
| 2006 |
482,687 |
10,037,131 |
10,519,818 |
| 2007 |
489,119 |
10,190,764 |
10,679,883 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
| 2008 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| 2007-2008 |
1.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
34,558,261 |
34,513,162 |
34,313,428 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
10,659,777 |
10,414,877 |
9,231,570 |
| Percent of total land area |
30.8 |
30.2 |
26.9 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
3,610,304 |
3,715,257 |
2,953,340 |
| Percent of total farmland |
33.9 |
35.7 |
32.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
24.0 |
29.7 |
19.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
48.2 |
45.7 |
48.2 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
2,434,379 |
2,313,537 |
2,112,129 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
2,214,235 |
2,485,733 |
2,330,336 |
| Percent of total farmland |
20.8 |
23.9 |
25.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
50.7 |
62.7 |
56.1 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
4,184,037 |
3,400,193 |
3,221,202 |
| Percent of total farmland |
39.3 |
32.6 |
34.9 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
651,201 |
813,694 |
726,692 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.1 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
140,132 |
97,267 |
224,867 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
233 |
236 |
195 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
76.9 |
76.5 |
79.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
16.7 |
16.7 |
14.8 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
64.9 |
63.4 |
65.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
18.2 |
19.4 |
18.5 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
36,240 |
36,593 |
39,746 |
| Percent of total |
79.1 |
83.0 |
83.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
6,667 |
5,510 |
6,050 |
| Percent of total |
14.6 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,901 |
1,978 |
1,667 |
| Percent of total |
6.3 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
37,138 |
37,119 |
39,792 |
| Percent of total |
81.1 |
84.2 |
83.8 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
4,266 |
3,509 |
4,178 |
| Percent of total |
9.3 |
8.0 |
8.8 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
3,212 |
2,429 |
2,417 |
| Percent of total |
7.0 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
723 |
567 |
515 |
| Percent of total |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
469 |
457 |
561 |
| Percent of total |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
56.3 |
57.0 |
58.4 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
41.9 |
52.2 |
44.0 |
| Men |
38,997 |
35,965 |
37,034 |
| Women |
6,811 |
8,116 |
10,429 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
41,000 |
40,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
5,901,213 |
6,332,602 |
| + Final animal output |
1,332,426 |
1,449,884 |
| + Services and forestry |
670,362 |
713,901 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
7,904,001 |
8,496,388 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,407,371 |
4,161,621 |
| + Net government transactions |
-26,736 |
-83,579 |
| = Gross value added |
4,469,894 |
4,251,187 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
410,704 |
424,330 |
| |
| = Net value added |
4,059,190 |
3,826,857 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,733,221 |
1,915,675 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
1,297,614 |
1,438,263 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
54,787 |
74,372 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
380,820 |
403,040 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
2,325,969 |
1,911,182 |
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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, 2007
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
1,935,556 |
25.3 |
11.3 |
| 2. Oranges |
1,178,442 |
15.4 |
79.6 |
| 3. Tomatoes |
464,241 |
6.1 |
21.2 |
| 4. Dairy products |
460,776 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
449,098 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
| |
| All commodities |
7,646,041 |
|
2.7 |
| |
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 2008 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
2 |
814.2 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
3 |
771.3 |
| 3. Vegetables and preparations |
5 |
214.2 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
11 |
100.7 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
24 |
56.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
17 |
2,172.1 |
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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 2007 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Palm Beach County |
12.0 |
931,731 |
| 2. Miami-Dade County |
8.5 |
661,100 |
| 3. Hendry County |
7.3 |
567,429 |
| 4. Hillsborough County |
6.3 |
488,220 |
| 5. Polk County |
5.1 |
398,956 |
| |
| State total |
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7,785,228 |
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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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