Florida statistics show a large, growing state with a diverse population, substantial tourism economy, broad business base, and extensive career-education system. The figures below identify the geography, measurement period, and source for each statistic so that estimates, counts, rates, and forecasts are not confused.
Contents
- Population and demographics
- Housing and households
- Education, health, and connectivity
- Income, work, and business
- Tourism and airports
- Employment trends
- Career and technical education
Population and demographics
The U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimated Florida’s population at 23,372,215 on July 1, 2025. The population estimate base for that 2025 estimate series was 21,538,207 on April 1, 2020. QuickFacts reported population growth of 8.5% from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2024. The April 1, 2020, Census population was 21,538,187, compared with 18,801,310 in the April 1, 2010, Census. These are different census and estimate reference points, so they should not be treated as one single-period count.
Florida’s population profile in the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts includes 4.9% under age 5, 19.3% under age 18, and 21.8% age 65 and over. Females represented 50.8% of the population. The reported race and ethnicity measures were 76.4% White alone, 16.9% Black alone, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 3.4% Asian alone, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, and 2.5% Two or More Races. Hispanic or Latino residents represented 28.7%, while White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, represented 50.6%.
QuickFacts counted 1,327,071 veterans in Florida during 2020–2024. The foreign-born share was 21.9% for 2020–2024. Florida’s 2020 population density was 412.9 people per square mile, across 53,625.71 square miles of land area.
Housing and households
Florida had 10,789,047 housing units on July 1, 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts. During 2020–2024, the state had 8,752,810 households and an average household size of 2.51 persons. The owner-occupied housing unit rate was 67.6% during that period.
The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $359,000 in 2020–2024. Median monthly owner costs were $1,959 for units with a mortgage and $673 for units without a mortgage. Median gross rent was $1,669. Florida issued 173,326 building permits in 2024.
Residential mobility and household technology were also measured by QuickFacts. During 2020–2024, 86.3% of residents lived in the same house one year earlier. Households with a computer represented 96.6%, and households with a broadband internet subscription represented 91.6%.
Education, health, and connectivity
Among Florida adults age 25 and over, 89.9% had a high school diploma or higher during 2020–2024, while 34.1% had a bachelor’s degree or higher, according to the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts. The under-65 population with a disability was 8.9%. The under-65 population without health insurance was 13.6%.
These measures describe different parts of the population and should not be added together. Education figures apply to adults age 25 and over; disability and insurance figures use the under-65 population. The broadband figure above applies to households rather than individuals.
Income, work, and business
Florida’s median household income was $74,568 in 2020–2024 dollars, and per capita income was $42,609 in 2020–2024 dollars. The poverty rate was 12.0% during 2020–2024. The mean travel time to work was 28.0 minutes.
The U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts reported 674,744 total employer establishments and 9,898,645 total employment in 2023. Total annual payroll was $638,379,166,000, and total employment changed by 2.1% from 2022 to 2023. Florida also had 2,791,410 nonemployer establishments in 2023.
The business ownership counts below refer to 2022 and come from the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts:
| Florida employer-firm measure | Count | Reference year |
|---|---|---|
| All employer firms | 2,797,086 | 2022 |
| Men-owned employer firms | 1,492,373 | 2022 |
| Women-owned employer firms | 1,094,649 | 2022 |
| Minority-owned employer firms | 1,023,610 | 2022 |
| Nonminority-owned employer firms | 1,772,046 | 2022 |
| Veteran-owned employer firms | 133,425 | 2022 |
| Nonveteran-owned employer firms | 2,662,230 | 2022 |
The same QuickFacts dataset reported 2022 retail sales of $484,218,148,000, or $21,767 per capita. In 2022, accommodation and food services sales totaled $94,559,362,000; health care and social assistance receipts or revenue totaled $211,744,080,000; and transportation and warehousing receipts or revenue totaled $98,048,310,000. These are sector measures for 2022, not current-year forecasts.
Tourism and airports
VISIT FLORIDA reported 140.6 million visitors to Florida in 2023 in its May 16, 2024, release. The 2023 visitation figure was revised upward from 135.0 million to 140.6 million, and the revised total was 2.3% higher than 2022. The 2023 visitor mix included 129.1 million domestic visitors, 8.3 million overseas visitors, and 3.2 million Canadian visitors.
For the first quarter of 2024, VISIT FLORIDA reported 40.6 million visitors, up 1.2% year over year. Domestic visitors accounted for 91.6% of Q1 2024 visitation, overseas visitors 5.2%, and Canadian visitors 3.2%. The corresponding counts were 37.2 million domestic visitors, 2.1 million overseas visitors, and 1.3 million Canadian visitors.
VISIT FLORIDA also reported 30.2 million total enplanements at 19 Florida airports in Q1 2024. Orlando International led with 7.6 million enplanements, followed by Miami with 7.5 million. Domestic enplanements made up 81.6% of the total.
Airport changes varied across the state in Q1 2024. Fort Myers enplanements increased 25.2% year over year, while Tallahassee increased 18.7%. Sanford enplanements decreased 3.5%, and Daytona decreased 0.6%. These are airport-specific year-over-year changes for the quarter, not statewide annual growth rates.
Employment trends
FloridaCommerce reported a statewide unemployment rate of 3.7% in July 2025 and 7,300 jobs added during that month in its August 15, 2025, release. Private-sector employment rose by 118,900 jobs, or 1.4%, over the year in July 2025. Florida’s private-sector job growth rate exceeded the national rate in 50 of the last 52 months since April 2021. Florida employers added jobs in 59 of the last 63 months since May 2020.
In a March 17, 2025, release, FloridaCommerce reported that Florida’s labor force exceeded 11.1 million in January 2025. A labor-force revision added 162,000 workers to the estimate. Manufacturing employment reached 430,800 jobs in January 2025. The statewide unemployment rate had been below the national rate for 51 consecutive months since November 2020.
The July 2025 unemployment and job figures and the January 2025 labor-force and manufacturing figures refer to different months. The consecutive-month comparisons describe historical series through the stated release periods; they are not forecasts of future employment.
Career and technical education
Florida Department of Education 2023–24 Quick Facts reported career and adult education activity for the 2024–2025 report. At the school-district level, 39 districts had career certificate programs, 55 had adult general education programs, and 19 had apprenticeship programs. The state had 50 career centers.
District postsecondary enrollment totaled 210,056. Its components included 150,109 adult general education students, 46,614 career certificate students, 1,210 applied technology diploma students, and 12,123 apprenticeship students. These are program enrollment counts reported in the Florida Department of Education 2023–24 Quick Facts.
Florida College System institutions included 28 offering Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science programs, 26 offering career certificate programs, 14 offering apprenticeship programs, and 13 offering adult general education programs. Florida College System enrollment totaled 211,955. Reported components were 26,346 adult general education students, 1,497 advanced technical certificate students, 1,978 apprenticeship students, 121,148 Associate in Science or Applied Science students, 19,574 career certificate students, and 41,412 college credit certificate students.
The secondary career and technical education figures in the same Florida Department of Education 2023–24 Quick Facts included 1,893 registered career and professional academies and 13,965 registered career-themed courses. There were 228,193 students enrolled in at least one career-themed course or registered academy. The state awarded 278,526 industry certifications in secondary career and technical education, including 114,574 digital tools certificates.
Together, these figures describe population scale, household conditions, economic activity, visitor flows, labor-market indicators, and education pathways. Each statistic remains tied to its stated reference date or reporting period, which is essential when comparing Florida measures across sources.