Sewall's Point, FL

Census Place

2024 Population

1,938

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.74% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.53%

30.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$129,000

2.16% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.5M

Population & Diversity

Sewall's Point, FL is home to a population of 1.94k people, from which 95.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.6% of Sewall's Point, FL residents were born outside of the country (283 people).

In 2024, there were 18.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.74k people) in Sewall's Point, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 93 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 40 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Sewall's Point, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sewall's Point, FL was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sewall's Point, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.74k ± 334
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
93 ± 58
Other (Hispanic)
40 ± 60

7.69%

Hispanic Population

149 people

7.69% of the people in Sewall's Point, FL are hispanic (149 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sewall's 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

14.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

283 people

11.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

222 people

As of 2024, 14.6% of Sewall's Point, FL residents (283 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 Sewall's Point, FL was 11.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
54 ± 34
World War II
22 ± 27
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 26

Sewall's Point, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sewall's Point, FL.

Economy

The economy of Sewall's Point, FL employs 903 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sewall's Point, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (238 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (167 people), and Retail Trade (156 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($226,042), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($158,750), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($116,000).

Employment

Occupations

903

2024 Value

± 261

−7.19%

1 Year decline

± 42.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sewall's Point, FL declined at a rate of −7.19%, from 973 employees to 903 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sewall's Point, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (274 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (161 people), and Management Occupations (94 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sewall's Point, 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

903

2024 Value

± 261

−7.19%

1 Year decline

± 42.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sewall's Point, FL declined at a rate of −7.19%, from 973 employees to 903 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sewall's Point, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (238 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (167 people), and Retail Trade (156 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sewall's Point, FL, though some of these residents may live in Sewall's Point, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,667

Median earning men ± $70,818

$63,884

Median earning women ± $63,494

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($208,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($153,611).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($93,051), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,931), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,958).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sewall's Point, FL was $1.5M in 2024, which is 4.52 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.14M to $1.5M, a 31.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Sewall's Point, FL is 93.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sewall's Point, FL have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sewall's Point, FL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.5M

Median Property Value 2024

±$725,945

$805

Median Property Taxes

±$213

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 Sewall's Point, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

93.8%

Homeownership

2024

74.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.8% of the housing units in Sewall's Point, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sewall's Point, 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.

$129,000

Median Household Income

± $10,855

858

Number of Households

± 223

In 2024, the median household income of the 858 households in Sewall's Point, FL grew to $129,000 from the previous year's value of $126,268.

The following chart displays the households in Sewall's 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sewall's 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 (67.8%)
Worked At Home (24.1%)
Carpooled (6.67%)

In 2024, 67.8% of workers in Sewall's Point, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.67%).

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

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sewall's Point, FL have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5% of the workforce in Sewall's Point, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sewall's Point, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sewall's Point, FL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sewall's Point, FL (49 out of 1.94k 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 15 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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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