Florida, USA
Basic Information
Full Name: State of Florida
Capital: Tallahassee
Joined Union: March 3, 1845 (178 years ago)
Population (2021)
Total Population: 21.78 million people
Population Growth (2010-12) : +1.35% per year
Population Density: 331.2 people/mi²
Annual Deaths: 255,553 people/yr
Annual Births: 210,305 people/yr
Demographics
Race:
- White: 75.1%
- Black/African American: 16.1%
- Other: 3%
Hispanic Origin: 25.6%
US Citizens: 90.9%
Educational Attainment (for population age 25 and older)
College Degree and Above: 39.7% (0.977 × national average)
High School Diploma: 28.6% (1.06 × national average)
Less Than High School Diploma: 11.8% (0.984 × national average)
Geographic Properties (2002)
Total Area: 65,760 mi²
Land Area: 53,620 mi²
Water Area: 12,130 mi²
Farmland Area: 9.23 million acres
Mean Elevation: 98.43 ft
Highest Point: Britton Hill, 344.5 ft
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, 0 ft
Housing (2011)
Housing Units: 9.027 million
Housing Units Change (2000-07) : +1.415 million
Housing Units Change Rate (2000-07) : +2.8% per year
Households: 7.14 million
People per Household (2010) : 2.629 people
Economic Properties
Number of Businesses (2007) : 2.01 million
Nonemployer Businesses (2010) : 1.686 million
Private Non-farm Businesses (2010) : 491,150
Income Statistics
Median Household Income (USD per year) : $55,660 (0.886 × national average)
Per Capita Income (USD per year per person) : $31,619 (0.927 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 14% (1.04 × national average)
Crime Statistics (2019)
Total Rate of Crime (crimes/100,000 people/yr) : 2,524
Total Number of Crimes per Year: 542,116
Voting and Registration Rates (2020)
Total Voting Rate: 56.4%
Total Registration Rate: 60.9%
Public School Finance Information
Total Expenditures (USD) : $28.87 billion ($11,005 per student)
Total Revenue (USD, 2009) : $26.49 billion ($10,098 per student)
Total Debt (USD) : $17.34 billion ($6,612 per student)
Total Cash and Securities (USD) : $8.699 billion ($3,316 per student)
State Symbols
State Bird: Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
State Flower: Orange Blossom (Citrus sinensis)
State Tree: Sabal Palmetto Palm (Sabal palmetto)
State Motto: In God We Trust