Cypress Lake, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population

13,032

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

60.2

0.824% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.78%

1.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$62,590

0.282% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$258,900

8.92% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,608

3.03% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cypress Lake, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Cypress Lake, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cypress Lake, FL are Florida SouthWestern State College (3,159 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Cypress Lake, FL was $258,900, and the homeownership rate was 76%.

Most people in Cypress Lake, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Cypress Lake, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cypress Lake, FL is home to a population of 13k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.2% of Cypress Lake, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.34k people).

In 2024, there were 20.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Cypress Lake, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 520 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 489 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Cypress Lake, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cypress Lake, FL was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cypress Lake, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.7k ± 959
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
520 ± 280
White (Hispanic)
489 ± 260

10.6%

Hispanic Population

1.38k people

10.6% of the people in Cypress Lake, FL are hispanic (1.38k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cypress Lake, 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

10.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.34k people

10.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.32k people

As of 2024, 10.2% of Cypress Lake, FL residents (1.34k 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 Cypress Lake, FL was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
567 ± 176
Gulf War (2001-)
143 ± 85
Korea
125 ± 83

Cypress Lake, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.97 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cypress Lake, FL.

Health

91.9% of the population of Cypress Lake, FL has health coverage, with 38.4% on employee plans, 4.06% on Medicaid, 30.5% on Medicare, 16.8% on non-group plans, and 2.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 10.7% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 31.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 41.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.09%

Uninsured

38.4%

Employer Coverage

4.06%

Medicaid

30.5%

Medicare

16.8%

Non-Group

2.1%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cypress Lake, FL grew by 20.5% from 6.71% to 8.09%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cypress Lake, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Cypress Lake, FL employs 5.61k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cypress Lake, FL were Retail Trade (832 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people), and Educational Services (589 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($81,935), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,806), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,509).

Employment

Occupations

5.61k

2024 Value

± 583

3.03%

1 Year growth

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cypress Lake, FL grew at a rate of 3.03%, from 5.44k employees to 5.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cypress Lake, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (750 people), Sales & Related Occupations (671 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (491 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cypress Lake, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.61k

2024 Value

± 583

3.03%

1 Year growth

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cypress Lake, FL grew at a rate of 3.03%, from 5.44k employees to 5.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cypress Lake, FL, are Retail Trade (832 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people), and Educational Services (589 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cypress Lake, FL, though some of these residents may live in Cypress Lake, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,769

Median earning men ± $3,538

$44,692

Median earning women ± $4,547

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,557), Retail Trade ($73,750), and Manufacturing ($71,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,792), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,046), and Manufacturing ($50,357).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cypress Lake, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Cypress Lake, FL awarded 3,159 degrees. The student population of Cypress Lake, FL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 5,185 male students and 9,116 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cypress Lake, FL are White (1,288 and 42%), Hispanic or Latino (1,076 and 35%), Black or African American (326 and 10.6%), and Unknown (223 and 7.26%).

The largest universities in Cypress Lake, FL by number of degrees awarded are Florida SouthWestern State College (3,159 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Cypress Lake, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,506 and 47.7%), Registered Nursing (312 and 9.88%), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (261 and 8.26%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $2,436 for in-state students and $9,750 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 14,301 students enrolled in Cypress Lake, FL, 36.3% men and 63.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 5,459 records, of which 65.8% were women and 34.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,506 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
211 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
39 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Cypress Lake, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,506 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Cypress Lake, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Florida SouthWestern State College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

3,159 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Florida SouthWestern State College with 3,159 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 1,252 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cypress Lake, FL, which is 0.657 times less than the 1,907 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,288 degrees mean that there were 1.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,076 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,436) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($965) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,950) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cypress Lake, FL was $258,900 in 2024, which is 0.778 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $237,700 to $258,900, a 8.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Cypress Lake, FL is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cypress Lake, FL have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cypress Lake, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$258,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,353

$5,132

Median Property Taxes

±$533

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 Cypress Lake, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76%

Homeownership

2024

60.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Cypress Lake, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cypress Lake, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$62,590

Median Household Income

± $5,548

6.75k

Number of Households

± 604

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.75k households in Cypress Lake, FL declined from $62,590 from the previous year's value of $62,767.

The following chart displays the households in Cypress Lake, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cypress Lake, 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 (83.1%)
Worked At Home (12.1%)
Carpooled (1.86%)

In 2024, 83.1% of workers in Cypress Lake, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (1.86%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cypress Lake, FL have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Cypress Lake, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cypress Lake, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cypress Lake, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.78% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cypress Lake, FL (1.23k out of 12.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 75+.

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

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.