Canal Point, FL

Census Place

2024 Population

207

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.3

0.949% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

34.3%

11.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$111,719

4.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$157,200

Population & Diversity

Canal Point, FL is home to a population of 207 people, from which 52.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 47.8% of Canal Point, FL residents were born outside of the country (99 people).

In 2024, there were 1.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (89 people) in Canal Point, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 71 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 47 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

52.2%

2024 Citizenship

59.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 52.2% of Canal Point, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Canal Point, FL was 59.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Canal Point, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Canal Point, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
89 ± 89
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
71 ± 113
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
47 ± 72

34.3%

Hispanic Population

71 people

34.3% of the people in Canal Point, FL are hispanic (71 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Canal Point, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
Haiti
364,479 ± 14,701 people
Colombia
327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

Foreign-Born Population

47.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

99 people

40.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

99 people

As of 2024, 47.8% of Canal Point, FL residents (99 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Canal Point, FL was 40.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Canal Point, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Canal Point, FL was $157,200 in 2022, which is 0.472 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $121,300 to $157,200, a 29.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Canal Point, FL is 21.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Canal Point, FL have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Canal Point, FL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$157,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$58,700

$16

Median Property Taxes

±$55

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Canal Point, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Canal Point, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$111,719

Median Household Income

± $105,688

Number of Households

± 73

In 2024, the median household income of the 74 households in Canal Point, FL grew to $111,719 from the previous year's value of $106,905.

The following chart displays the households in Canal Point, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Canal Point, FL is from Florida.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (87%)
Carpooled (13%)

In 2024, 87% of workers in Canal Point, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Canal Point, FL have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Canal Point, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Canal Point, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Canal Point, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Canal Point, FL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Canal Point, FL (71 out of 207 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Canal Point, FL is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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