Fairview Shores, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
11,844
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.4
8.11% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.8%
4.43% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$62,414
1.67% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$354,000
12.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,644
4.06% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fairview Shores, 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.

97.6% of the residents in Fairview Shores, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fairview Shores, FL was $354,000, and the homeownership rate was 50.1%.

Most people in Fairview Shores, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairview Shores, FL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Fairview Shores, FL is home to a population of 11.8k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.2% of Fairview Shores, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.32k people).

In 2024, there were 2.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.65k people) in Fairview Shores, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.06k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
96.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Fairview Shores, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairview Shores, FL was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairview Shores, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.65k ± 704
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.06k ± 1.34k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.3k ± 771
27.2%
Hispanic Population
3.22k people

In 2024, there were 2.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.65k people) in Fairview Shores, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.06k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

27.2% of the people in Fairview Shores, FL are hispanic (3.22k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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

11.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.32k people
10.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.19k people

As of 2024, 11.2% of Fairview Shores, FL residents (1.32k 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 Fairview Shores, FL was 10.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    243 ± 164
  2. Vietnam
    203 ± 135
  3. Korea
    102 ± 119

Fairview Shores, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fairview Shores, FL employs 6.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairview Shores, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (873 people), Retail Trade (872 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (872 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($85,286), Finance & Insurance ($70,640), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,366).

Occupations

6.64k
2024 Value
± 867
4.06%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairview Shores, FL grew at a rate of 4.06%, from 6.39k employees to 6.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairview Shores, FL, are Management Occupations (887 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (695 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (667 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairview Shores, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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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Employment by Industries

6.64k
2024 Value
± 867
4.06%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairview Shores, FL grew at a rate of 4.06%, from 6.39k employees to 6.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairview Shores, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (873 people), Retail Trade (872 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (872 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairview Shores, FL, though some of these residents may live in Fairview Shores, 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

$48,345
Median earning men ± $5,645
$48,268
Median earning women ± $8,594

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($82,422), Manufacturing ($81,482), and Retail Trade ($68,164).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($104,107), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,427), and Retail Trade ($66,634).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairview Shores, FL was $354,000 in 2024, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $315,200 to $354,000, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairview Shores, FL is 50.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairview Shores, FL have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairview Shores, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$354,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,341
$2,363
Median Property Taxes
±$362

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

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

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Rent vs Own

50.1%
Homeownership
2024
71%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 50.1% of the housing units in Fairview Shores, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.1%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,414
Median Household Income
± $18,582
4.72k
Number of Households
± 633

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.72k households in Fairview Shores, FL grew to $62,414 from the previous year's value of $61,387.

The following chart displays the households in Fairview Shores, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairview Shores, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.5%)
  3. Carpooled (9.32%)

In 2024, 66.3% of workers in Fairview Shores, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.32%).

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

27 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairview Shores, FL have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.01% of the workforce in Fairview Shores, 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 Fairview Shores, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairview Shores, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairview Shores, FL (1.37k out of 11.6k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairview Shores, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

86.3% of the population of Fairview Shores, FL has health coverage, with 40.1% on employee plans, 21.9% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 1.23% 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, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.7%
Uninsured
40.1%
Employer Coverage
21.9%
Medicaid
12.2%
Medicare
10.9%
Non-Group
1.23%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairview Shores, FL declined by 15.8% from 16.2% to 13.7%.

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