Florida Trivia:


Capital : Tallahassee
State Tree : Cabbage Palmetto
State Flower : Orange Blossom
State Bird : Mockingbird

Florida People:


Florida has a total population of 18,089,888 (2006 est) and ranks 4th in population of U.S. states. By age, 4,021,555 (22.2%) Floridians are under 18 years of age, 11,030,629 (61%) are age 19 to 64, and 3,037,704 (16.8%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.9%, and males 49.1% of the total population.


Florida Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under22.2  
65 and older16.8  
19 to 6461  
Female50.9  
Male49.1  

80,369 (0.4%) Floridians are American Indian or Alaska Native, 397,143 (2.2%) are Asian, 2,864,423 (15.8%) are Black, 15,401 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 14,503,894 (80.2%) are White, 228,658 (1.3%) are of mixed race.
 

Florida Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteFlorida White population 14,503,89414,503,894  
BlackFlorida Black population 2,864,4232,864,423
AsianFlorida Asian population 397,143397,143
MixedFlorida Mixed population 228,658228,658
American IndianFlorida American Indian population 80,36980,369
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderFlorida Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 15,40115,401

3,646,499 (20.2%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

16.7% of Floridians were born in a foreign country.

23.1% of Floridians over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

79.9% of Floridians over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 22.3% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Florida had 218,053 births and 169,008 deaths in 2004.

Florida Land:


Florida has a land area of 53,927 square miles and is ranked 26th amoung U.S. states in total area. Florida has a population density of 296 people per square mile. Florida had 10,414,877 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.30% of the total area.