El Portal, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,809
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45.2
12.2% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.78%
67.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$108,167
2.37% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$723,900
9.93% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,115
4.86% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in El Portal, 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.

89.9% of the residents in El Portal, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in El Portal, FL was $723,900, and the homeownership rate was 91.2%.

Most people in El Portal, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in El Portal, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

El Portal, FL is home to a population of 1.81k people, from which 89.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 39.2% of El Portal, FL residents were born outside of the country (710 people).

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (605 people) in El Portal, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 450 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 356 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.9%
2024 Citizenship
87.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.9% of El Portal, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in El Portal, FL was 87.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Portal, FL
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    605 ± 237
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    450 ± 230
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    356 ± 144
39.3%
Hispanic Population
711 people

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (605 people) in El Portal, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 450 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 356 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

39.3% of the people in El Portal, FL are hispanic (711 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

39.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
710 people
42.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
848 people

As of 2024, 39.2% of El Portal, FL residents (710 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 El Portal, FL was 42.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    15 ± 33
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    10 ± 19
  3. Vietnam
    5 ± 22

El Portal, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of El Portal, FL employs 1.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in El Portal, FL were Retail Trade (243 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (142 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (108 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($118,889), Information ($103,438), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,056).

Employment

Occupations

1.12k
2024 Value
± 264
−4.86%
1 Year decline
± 34.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Portal, FL declined at a rate of −4.86%, from 1.17k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Portal, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (235 people), Management Occupations (139 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Portal, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.12k
2024 Value
± 264
−4.86%
1 Year decline
± 34.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Portal, FL declined at a rate of −4.86%, from 1.17k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Portal, FL, are Retail Trade (243 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (142 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (108 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Portal, FL, though some of these residents may live in El Portal, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$85,250
Median earning men ± $50,188
$65,038
Median earning women ± $18,775

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($142,708), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($140,833), and Public Administration ($110,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($87,917), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,045), and Retail Trade ($66,238).

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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.

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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 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for El Portal, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in El Portal, FL was $723,900 in 2024, which is 2.18 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $658,500 to $723,900, a 9.93% increase. The homeownership rate in El Portal, FL is 91.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Portal, FL have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Portal, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$723,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$95,207
$726
Median Property Taxes
±$209

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 El Portal, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

91.2%
Homeownership
2024
59.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 91.2% of the housing units in El Portal, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$108,167
Median Household Income
± $69,067
796
Number of Households
± 225

In 2024, the median household income of the 796 households in El Portal, FL grew to $108,167 from the previous year's value of $105,662.

The following chart displays the households in El Portal, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for El Portal, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.3%)
  3. Carpooled (7.73%)

In 2024, 68.5% of workers in El Portal, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.73%).

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.

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Commute Time

25.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Portal, FL have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.84% of the workforce in El Portal, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.78% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Portal, FL (104 out of 1.8k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Portal, FL is Hispanic, followed by Black 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.

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Health

91.9% of the population of El Portal, FL has health coverage, with 48.4% on employee plans, 8.96% on Medicaid, 9.62% on Medicare, 24.6% on non-group plans, and 0.276% 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, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 14.4% between 18 and 34 years, 55.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.13%
Uninsured
48.4%
Employer Coverage
8.96%
Medicaid
9.62%
Medicare
24.6%
Non-Group
0.276%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in El Portal, FL grew by 14.1% from 7.12% to 8.13%.

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

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